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 Tyler Hill (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 Tyler Hill. 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.
Tyler Hill is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Broome (NY), Delaware (NY), Sullivan (NY), Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike & Susquehanna.
Below are the counties that are near Tyler Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tyler Hill:
- Wayne County (The home county of Tyler Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyler Hill, with the one closest to Tyler Hill listed first.
- Damascus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Milanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Calkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Boyds Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Siko
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Siko is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
- Carley Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carley Brook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
- Dyberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dyberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
- Laurella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurella is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
- Tanners Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls
- Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Honesdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seelyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seelyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Aldenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Aldenville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyler Hill, with the one closest to Tyler Hill listed first.
- Simpson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vandling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vandling is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Carbondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cortez
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cortez is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Mayfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jermyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Archbald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drinker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- Jessup
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Cobb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Wimmers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
- Tompkinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Green Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyler Hill, with the one closest to Tyler Hill listed first.
- Masthope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Masthope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Westcolang
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Kimble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kimble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Rowland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lackawaxen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Tafton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Paupack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Parkers Glen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Blooming Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Lords Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ledgedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Millrift
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millrift is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyler Hill, with the one closest to Tyler Hill listed first.
- Forest City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Union Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burnwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burnwood is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
- Ararat
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ararat is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Thompson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- North Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Jackson is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jackson
- Lenoxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- South Gibson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brandt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brandt is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
- Lakeview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Gibson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Broome County (NY)
- Deposit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyler Hill, with the one closest to Tyler Hill listed first.
- Pea Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pea Brook is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
- Rock Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Valley is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Cooks Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
- Butternut Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
- Chiloway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chiloway is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
- Horton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Peakville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Peakville is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
- Hancock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cadosia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cadosia is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
- Harvard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harvard is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Gregorytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gregorytown is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
- Shinhopple
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Corbett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Corbett is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyler Hill, with the one closest to Tyler Hill listed first.
- Paradise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Sparrow Bush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cuddebackville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyler Hill, with the one closest to Tyler Hill listed first.
- Cochecton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Callicoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Hortonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Narrowsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cochecton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hankins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Eddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tusten
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tusten is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusten
- Briscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Briscoe is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Youngsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tyler Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Tyler Hill.
Cemeteries Near Tyler Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tyler Hill.
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 Tyler Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tyler Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tyler Hill, with the one closest to Tyler Hill listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Overlook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Lucys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Huntington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Cochecton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Cove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nearing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bolkcom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Vine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lava Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fosterdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Tyler Hill had a population of 91 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tyler Hill, with the one closest to Tyler Hill listed first.
- Milanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Damascus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cochecton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Galilee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Galilee is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- West Damascus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Damascus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Damascus
- Girdland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Girdland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdland
- Boyds Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Atco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Atco is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Callicoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Torrey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Torrey is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey
- Narrowsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Falls Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Rileyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rileyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileyville
- Siko
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Siko is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tyler Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tyler Hill.
Newspapers Published in Tyler Hill ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tyler Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tyler Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tyler Hill.
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 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 Tyler Hill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lackawanna County
- Pike County
- Susquehanna County
- Broome County
- Delaware County
- Orange County
- Sullivan 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 Tyler Hill, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tyler Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |