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 Trowbridge (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 Trowbridge. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Trowbridge is located in Tioga 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 Tioga County: Chemung (NY), Steuben (NY), Bradford, Lycoming & Potter.
Below are the counties that are near Trowbridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trowbridge:
- Tioga County (The home county of Trowbridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Millerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Tioga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mainesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Hammond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Farmington Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Covington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Covington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Whitneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
- Elkland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Coryland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Gillett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Austinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Fassett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Berrytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Columbia Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Sylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Bentley Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Big Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Covert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wetona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wetona is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Chemung
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Ellenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Sagetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Webb Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Pine City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- West Elmira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Big Flats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elmira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elmira Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horseheads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Chemung
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pine Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Schuyler County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Beaver Dams
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moreland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Catharine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Townsend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Wedgewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Montour Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Odessa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alpine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Former names for Watkins Glen:
- Jefferson
- Salubria
- Watkins
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <1>
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Caton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Lindley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Corning
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Corning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Gang Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Painted Post
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Addison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Vleet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Coopers Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hornby is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- East Campbell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Campbell is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hoopers Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Smithboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Trowbridge, see our County-by-County Page for Trowbridge.
Cemeteries Near Trowbridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trowbridge.
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 Trowbridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trowbridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Alder Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Morrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seeley Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kelly Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dickenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Judson Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Pumpkin Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sagetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Trowbridge had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Trowbridge, with the one closest to Trowbridge listed first.
- Jackson Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Summit is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Jobs Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jobs Corners is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
- Millerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Seeley Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seeley Creek is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley Creek
- Webb Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Somers Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Somers Lane is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Lane
- Tioga Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tioga Junction is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Junction
- Painter Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Painter Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Run
- Caton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Pine City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rising
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rising is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Tioga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mill Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Lambs Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lambs Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Creek
- Austinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trowbridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trowbridge.
Newspapers Published in Trowbridge ...
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 174 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trowbridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trowbridge, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trowbridge.
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 Trowbridge:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Lycoming County
- Chemung County
- Schuyler 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> | 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 Trowbridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trowbridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |