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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 Wallis Run (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 Wallis Run. 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 and hospitals 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.

Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lycoming County: Bradford, Clinton, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Wallis Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wallis Run:

  • Lycoming County     (The home county of Wallis Run)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallis Run, with the one closest to Wallis Run listed first.
    • Proctor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ralston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Warrensville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
      • Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellenton
      • From Wallis Run to Ellenton
    • Chemung
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Montoursville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
      • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <3>
    • Muncy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
      • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
    • Faxon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairlawn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden View
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
      • Garden View is located in Lycoming County
    • Picture Rocks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picture Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
      • Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
    • Williamsport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallis Run, with the one closest to Wallis Run listed first.
    • Canton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Minnequa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnequa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
      • Minnequa is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Minnequa
      • From Wallis Run to Minnequa
    • West Leroy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Alba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Windfall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windfall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
      • Windfall is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Windfall
      • From Wallis Run to Windfall
    • Overton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Overton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Overton
      • From Wallis Run to Overton
    • Covert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Covert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
      • Covert is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Covert
      • From Wallis Run to Covert
    • Long Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • New Albany
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
      • New Albany is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <3>
    • Troy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Franklindale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Laddsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laddsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
      • Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laddsburg
      • From Wallis Run to Laddsburg
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallis Run, with the one closest to Wallis Run listed first.
    • Avis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
      • Avis is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avis <3>
    • Rauchtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallis Run, with the one closest to Wallis Run listed first.
    • Coles Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Iola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Waller
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
      • Waller is located in Columbia County
    • Jamison City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamison City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
    • Jerseytown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerseytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
      • Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jerseytown
      • From Wallis Run to Jerseytown
    • Millville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eyers Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eyers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
      • Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Benton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rohrsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rohrsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
      • Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Welliversville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallis Run, with the one closest to Wallis Run listed first.
    • Fairmount Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Red Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Rock
      • From Wallis Run to Red Rock
    • Ricketts ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ricketts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
      • Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ricketts
      • From Wallis Run to Ricketts
  • Montour County
  • Northumberland County
  • Sullivan County
  • Tioga County
  • Union County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wallis Run, see our County-by-County Page for Wallis Run.

Cemeteries Near Wallis Run ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wallis Run.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wallis Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wallis Run, with the one closest to Wallis Run listed first.

  • Whipple Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whipple Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whipple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beech Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christian Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pennsdale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennsdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pennsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huntersville Trinity Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntersville Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntersville Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stolz Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stolz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stolz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Montoursville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Twin Hills Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Hills Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Hills Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ohey Sholem Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohey Sholem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohey Sholem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (122 more) ...
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mound Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wallis Run had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wallis Run, with the one closest to Wallis Run listed first.

  • Kellyburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyburg
    • Kellyburg is located in Lycoming County
  • Proctor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bodines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bodines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodines
    • Bodines is located in Lycoming County
  • Warrensville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ogdonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ralston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marsh Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Hill
    • Marsh Hill is located in Lycoming County
  • Farragut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
    • Farragut is located in Lycoming County
  • Huntersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
    • Huntersville is located in Lycoming County
  • Hillsgrove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ellenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
    • Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ellenton
    • From Wallis Run to Ellenton
  • Langdon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
    • Langdon is located in Lycoming County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Trout Run
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Run
      • Trout Run is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Run <3>
    • Shunk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shunk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunk
      • Shunk is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shunk <3>
    • Montoursville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
      • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wallis Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wallis Run.

Newspapers Published in Wallis Run ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallis Run.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wallis Run, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wallis Run.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Wallis Run:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wallis Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lycoming County: www.lyco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Wallis Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wallis Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wallis Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4180, Longitude: -76.8587       In this case, the coordinates for Wallis Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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