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 Tioga Valley (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 Tioga Valley. 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.
Name Variations for Tioga Valley ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Tioga Valley: Tioga Vly. (or less commonly used: Tioga Vally. or Tioga Vlly.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Tioga Valley 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 Tioga Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tioga Valley:
- Bradford County (The home county of Tioga Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga Valley, with the one closest to Tioga Valley listed first.
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sayre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Waverly is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Vawter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Bumpville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Ulster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Orwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- Saco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saco is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- West Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga Valley, with the one closest to Tioga Valley listed first.
- Dushore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Piatt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga Valley, with the one closest to Tioga Valley listed first.
- Little Meadows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Friendsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rushville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Choconut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Forest Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Brackney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fairdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Auburn Four Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Elk Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga Valley, with the one closest to Tioga Valley listed first.
- Millerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Roseville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Mainesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga Valley, with the one closest to Tioga Valley listed first.
- Laceyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Skinners Eddy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Stowell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Broome County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga Valley, with the one closest to Tioga Valley listed first.
- Vestal
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Endicott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Endwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Maine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maine is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Johnson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hawleyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hawleyton is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
- Binghamton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Ireland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga Valley, with the one closest to Tioga Valley listed first.
- Chemung
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Wellsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Van Etten
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Erin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Southport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Elmira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Elmira
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Pine City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elmira Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Webb Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Horseheads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schuyler County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga Valley, with the one closest to Tioga Valley listed first.
- Alpine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Catharine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Odessa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga Valley, with the one closest to Tioga Valley listed first.
- Caton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- South Corning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga Valley, with the one closest to Tioga Valley listed first.
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hoopers Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Nichols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lounsberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Lockwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Nichols
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- South Owego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Owego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hamar Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Tompkins County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga Valley, with the one closest to Tioga Valley listed first.
- West Danby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Danby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- White Church
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Caroline Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Newfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Besemer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Slaterville Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tioga Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Tioga Valley.
Cemeteries Near Tioga Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tioga Valley.
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 Tioga Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tioga Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tioga Valley, with the one closest to Tioga Valley listed first.
- Barnum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tioga Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tioga Point Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Sayre.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46473 <2>
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orange Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Waverly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bumpville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Barton Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- French Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tallmadge Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Tioga Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tioga Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tioga Valley, with the one closest to Tioga Valley listed first.
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Litchfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Litchfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Sayre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenes Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenes Landing is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenes Landing
- Litchfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Litchfield is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Milan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milan is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Vawter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Windham Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Windham Summit is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Summit
- Barton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bumpville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Nichols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hoopers Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Smithboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sheshequin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sheshequin is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheshequin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tioga Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tioga Valley.
Newspapers Published in Tioga Valley ...
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 Tioga Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tioga Valley, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tioga Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Tioga Valley:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bradford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Tioga County
- Wyoming County
- Broome County
- Chemung County
- Schuyler County
- Steuben County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins 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 Tioga Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Tioga Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |