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 Towner (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 Towner. 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Towner 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 Towner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Towner:
- Bradford County (The home county of Towner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Towner, with the one closest to Towner listed first.
- Bumpville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Rome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Orwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- Vawter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Allis Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- South Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Ulster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- West Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Towanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Towanda is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towanda
- Herrickville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Towner, with the one closest to Towner listed first.
- Dushore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shinerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Bernice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Millview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Piatt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Forksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Towner, with the one closest to Towner listed first.
- Little Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Friendsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Choconut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Forest Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Fairdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Elk Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Auburn Four Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Brackney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Montrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tyler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Towner, with the one closest to Towner listed first.
- Millerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Roseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Towner, with the one closest to Towner listed first.
- Laceyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Skinners Eddy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Stowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Jenningsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Meshoppen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forkston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Mehoopany Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Avery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Lemon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Vosburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Lake Carey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
- Broome County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Towner, with the one closest to Towner listed first.
- Vestal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Endicott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Endwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hawleyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hawleyton is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
- Willow Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Johnson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maine is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Binghamton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Port Dickinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Port Dickinson is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- West Chenango
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Chenango is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Towner, with the one closest to Towner listed first.
- Chemung
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Wellsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Van Etten
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Erin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Southport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Elmira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Elmira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Pine City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Webb Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Elmira Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horseheads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Towner, with the one closest to Towner listed first.
- Hoopers Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Nichols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Nichols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Smithboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lounsberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- South Owego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Owego
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apalachin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Campville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Campville is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Tompkins County (NY)
- West Danby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Towner, see our County-by-County Page for Towner.
Cemeteries Near Towner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Towner.
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 Towner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Towner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Towner, with the one closest to Towner listed first.
- Bumpville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rome Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ghent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orwell Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Orwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mercur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Darling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jillson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orange Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Sheshequin Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hornbrook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Towner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Towner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Towner, with the one closest to Towner listed first.
- North Rome
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Rome is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rome
- Bumpville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Rome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ghent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ghent is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
- Vawter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- North Orwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- Allis Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- Black
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Black is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Orwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orwell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
- Windham Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Windham Summit is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Summit
- Sheshequin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sheshequin is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheshequin
- Ulster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hornbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hornbrook is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbrook
- Quarry Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quarry Glen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Glen
- Myersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Myersburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Towner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Towner.
Newspapers Published in Towner ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Towner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Towner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Towner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Towner:
- 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
- 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 Towner, 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- Towner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |