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 Vroman 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 Vroman 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 hospitals 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.
Vroman Hill 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 Vroman Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vroman Hill:
- Bradford County (The home county of Vroman Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vroman Hill, with the one closest to Vroman Hill listed first.
- Granville Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Granville Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Center
- Burlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Mountain Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Luthers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Luthers Mills is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills
- Wetona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wetona is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
- Franklindale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklindale is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
- West Leroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Windfall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- East Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- Saco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saco is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Alba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vroman Hill, with the one closest to Vroman Hill listed first.
- Chemung
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Ellenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Ralston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Proctor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Wallis Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vroman Hill, with the one closest to Vroman Hill listed first.
- Piatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Lincoln Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Millview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Forksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hillsgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dushore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ogdonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Shinerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Eagles Mere
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Laporte
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bernice
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Long Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Sonestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Susquehanna County
- Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vroman Hill, with the one closest to Vroman Hill listed first.
- Gleason
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Roseville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- Mainesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Ogdensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Morris Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Blossburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Covington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mansfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Millerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- East Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Point is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Sebring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sebring is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
- West Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vroman Hill, with the one closest to Vroman Hill listed first.
- Laceyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Skinners Eddy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Jenningsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vroman Hill, with the one closest to Vroman Hill listed first.
- Chemung
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wellsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Owens Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Webb Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Southport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Pine City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sagetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Elmira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Elmira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Elmira Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Erin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Horseheads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Big Flats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben County (NY)
- Caton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vroman Hill, with the one closest to Vroman Hill listed first.
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Barton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hoopers Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Nichols
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smithboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Nichols
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Lounsberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- South Owego
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vroman Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Vroman Hill.
Cemeteries Near Vroman Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vroman 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 Vroman Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vroman Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vroman Hill, with the one closest to Vroman Hill listed first.
- Granville Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Troy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gustin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Luthers Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wetona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Turnpike Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Bradford County Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Case Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Vroman Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vroman Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vroman Hill, with the one closest to Vroman Hill listed first.
- West Burlington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Burlington is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burlington
- Granville Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Granville Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Center
- West Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Franklin is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Franklin
- Burlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Mountain Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- East Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Troy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Leroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Luthers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Luthers Mills is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills
- Granville Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Windfall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- West Leroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Wetona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wetona is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Barclay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barclay is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Franklindale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklindale is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vroman Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vroman Hill.
Newspapers Published in Vroman 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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vroman Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vroman Hill, 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 Vroman Hill.
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 Vroman Hill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bradford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lycoming County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Tioga County
- Wyoming County
- Chemung 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> | 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 Vroman Hill, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vroman Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |