Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Sylvania (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sylvania. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sylvania is located in Bradford County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bradford County: Chemung (NY), Tioga (NY), Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Sylvania. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sylvania:
- Bradford County (The home county of Sylvania)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
- Austinville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Covert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Columbia Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Coryland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Alba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Berrytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Windfall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Wetona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wetona is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
- Minnequa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Big Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Granville Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Granville Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Center
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
- Chemung
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Ellenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Ralston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Proctor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Wallis Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Lorenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Oregon Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
- Piatt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Lincoln Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Forksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Hillsgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ogdonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
- Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Mainesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morris Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Covington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gleason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Millerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Ogdensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Blossburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Tioga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Flats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
- Webb Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Pine City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sagetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Wellsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- West Elmira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Chemung
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elmira Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Big Flats
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Owens Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Horseheads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
- Caton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Lindley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Corning
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Presho
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Corning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gang Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Van Vleet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Painted Post
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Addison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hoopers Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Smithboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sylvania, see our County-by-County Page for Sylvania.
Cemeteries Near Sylvania ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sylvania.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sylvania - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sylvania covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
- Sylvania Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Card Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- King Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gladding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fries Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Besley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grey Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Case Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Granite - Pierson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sylvania had a population of 241 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Sylvania had a population of 209 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
- Austinville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Covert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Columbia Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Mainesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Leona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leona is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
- Alba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Granville Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Troy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Snedekerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snedekerville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snedekerville
- Windfall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Berrytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Minnequa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Jobs Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jobs Corners is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sylvania. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sylvania.
Newspapers Published in Sylvania ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sylvania.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sylvania, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sylvania.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sylvania:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bradford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lycoming County
- Sullivan County
- Tioga County
- Chemung County
- Steuben County
- Tioga County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sylvania, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sylvania) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |