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 Waltrous (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 Waltrous. 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 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.
Waltrous is located in Tioga 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 Tioga County: Chemung (NY), Steuben (NY), Bradford, Lycoming & Potter.
Below are the counties that are near Waltrous. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waltrous:
- Tioga County (The home county of Waltrous)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltrous, with the one closest to Waltrous listed first.
- Manhattan
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Gurnee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gurnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Ansonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Asaph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asaph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Marsh Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marsh Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Potter Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Balsam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balsam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Westfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Cowanesque
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Wellsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Niles Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Niles Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Valley
- Niles Valley is located in Tioga County
- Antrim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antrim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Antrim is located in Tioga County
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltrous, with the one closest to Waltrous listed first.
- Hammersley Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammersley Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- North Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Farwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Renovo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Renovo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Renovo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
- South Renovo is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltrous, with the one closest to Waltrous listed first.
- Hilborn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Lorenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Oregon Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Carsontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jersey Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jersey Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Mills
- Jersey Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Mills <2>
- Brookside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- English Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for English Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- White Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Pine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- White Pine is located in Lycoming County
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltrous, with the one closest to Waltrous listed first.
- Galeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
- Galeton is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <2>
- Sunderlinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunderlinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Hector
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Hector is located in Potter County
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Elmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Brookland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Harrison Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Ulysses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- North Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Gold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Gold is located in Potter County
- West Bingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- West Bingham is located in Potter County
- North Bingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- North Bingham is located in Potter County
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltrous, with the one closest to Waltrous listed first.
- Paynesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Whitesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Stannards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Andover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltrous, with the one closest to Waltrous listed first.
- South Troupsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Troupsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Troupsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rexville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Woodhull
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Vleet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jasper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hedgesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hedgesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Lindley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Addison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County (NY)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waltrous, see our County-by-County Page for Waltrous.
Cemeteries Near Waltrous ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waltrous.
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 Waltrous covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waltrous, with the one closest to Waltrous listed first.
- Phoenix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phoenix Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phoenix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Nolton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brookside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Byam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byam Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Maynard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maynard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maynard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- West Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Larrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larrison Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ansonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lovel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ackley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ackley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ackley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- West Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (150 more) ...
- Swimley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swimley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swimley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Yochum Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yochum Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yochum Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Butler Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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>
While we didn't find Waltrous in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waltrous.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waltrous, with the one closest to Waltrous listed first.
- Manhattan
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Gaines
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Gaines is located in Tioga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaines <2>
- Galeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
- Galeton is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <2>
- Gurnee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gurnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Sunderlinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunderlinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Germania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germania have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Germania is located in Potter County
- Ansonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mixtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mixtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixtown
- Mixtown is located in Tioga County
- West Pike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pike
- West Pike is located in Potter County
- Hector
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Kennedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Kennedy is located in Tioga County
- Asaph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asaph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sabinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinsville
- Sabinsville is located in Tioga County
- Tiadaghton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiadaghton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiadaghton
- Tiadaghton is located in Tioga County
- Marsh Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marsh Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waltrous. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waltrous.
Newspapers Published in Waltrous ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waltrous.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waltrous, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waltrous.
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 helpful 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 Waltrous:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Lycoming County
- Potter County
- Allegany County
- Steuben County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waltrous. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Waltrous) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waltrous. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7437, Longitude: -77.5761 In this case, the coordinates for Waltrous have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 Waltrous, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |