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 Tyrrell (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 Tyrrell. 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 hospitals and 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.
Tyrrell 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 Tyrrell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tyrrell:
- Bradford County (The home county of Tyrrell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyrrell, with the one closest to Tyrrell listed first.
- West Warren
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- North Orwell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- Potterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Warren Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- Allis Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- South Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- Rome
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- South Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Vawter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Herrickville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- Le Raysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Le Raysville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyrrell, with the one closest to Tyrrell listed first.
- Dushore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shinerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyrrell, with the one closest to Tyrrell listed first.
- Little Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Choconut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Forest Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Brackney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fairdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Elk Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Montrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Auburn Four Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Lawsville Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
- South Montrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyrrell, with the one closest to Tyrrell listed first.
- Laceyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Skinners Eddy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Jenningsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Stowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Meshoppen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Avery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Mehoopany Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Lemon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Forkston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Lake Carey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
- Vosburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Marcy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Broome County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyrrell, with the one closest to Tyrrell listed first.
- Vestal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Endicott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Endwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hawleyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hawleyton is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
- Willow Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Johnson City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maine is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Binghamton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Port Dickinson
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Conklin Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Conklin Station is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Station
- Conklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyrrell, with the one closest to Tyrrell listed first.
- Owens Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Chemung
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Van Etten
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Erin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Southport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Elmira
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Elmira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyrrell, with the one closest to Tyrrell listed first.
- East Nichols
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- South Owego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Nichols
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lounsberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Hoopers Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Smithboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Apalachin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Owego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Campville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Campville is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gaskill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- Tompkins County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyrrell, with the one closest to Tyrrell listed first.
- Caroline Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- White Church
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- West Danby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Tyrrell, see our County-by-County Page for Tyrrell.
Cemeteries Near Tyrrell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tyrrell.
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 Tyrrell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tyrrell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tyrrell, with the one closest to Tyrrell listed first.
- Jillson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Orwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orwell Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Darling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waits Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bumpville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coburn Dewing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Briggs Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Old Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Glade Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Owego 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 Tyrrell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tyrrell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tyrrell, with the one closest to Tyrrell listed first.
- North Orwell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- West Warren
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Orwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orwell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
- Potterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Windham Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windham Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Center
- Windham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Windham is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Cadis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cadis is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadis
- Windham Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Windham Summit is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Summit
- Bumpville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Rome
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Allis Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- South Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Warren Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- East Nichols
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- South Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tyrrell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tyrrell.
Newspapers Published in Tyrrell ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tyrrell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tyrrell, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tyrrell.
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 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 Tyrrell:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bradford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna 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 Tyrrell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tyrrell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |