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 Waterloo (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 Waterloo. 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.
Waterloo 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 Waterloo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waterloo:
- Bradford County (The home county of Waterloo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Gillett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Fassett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Coryland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Bentley Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Berrytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Austinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Columbia Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Big Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Sylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Wetona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wetona is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
- East Smithfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- Lycoming County
- Chemung
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Millerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Roseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Lawrenceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Mainesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Tioga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- West Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Webb Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Pine City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Southport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Sagetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Wellsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Elmira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Elmira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elmira Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chemung
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Big Flats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horseheads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Schuyler County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Beaver Dams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Catharine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Moreland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Alpine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Montour Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Odessa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wedgewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Townsend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Watkins Glen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Former names for Watkins Glen:
- Jefferson
- Salubria
- Watkins
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <1>
- Cayutaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Burdett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bennettsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Caton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- South Corning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Lindley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Corning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Presho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Gang Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Painted Post
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Addison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Campbell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Campbell is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lockwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hoopers Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Smithboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Spencer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- Lounsberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- West Candor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- East Nichols
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Tompkins County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- West Danby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Newfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waterloo, see our County-by-County Page for Waterloo.
Cemeteries Near Waterloo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waterloo.
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 Waterloo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waterloo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Christian Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roushy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Judson Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sagetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Seeley Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wellsburg Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scudder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Fulton Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kelly Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Waterloo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waterloo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Webb Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Seeley Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seeley Creek is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley Creek
- Pine City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gillett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Dunning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunning is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
- Fassett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Southport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Millerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Jobs Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jobs Corners is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
- Trowbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trowbridge is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Ridgebury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgebury is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
- Wellsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Snedekerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snedekerville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snedekerville
- Bentley Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Lowman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waterloo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waterloo.
Newspapers Published in Waterloo ...
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 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterloo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waterloo, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waterloo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Waterloo:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bradford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lycoming County
- Tioga County
- Chemung County
- Schuyler County
- Steuben 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> | 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- Waterloo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Waterloo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |