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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 West Bingham (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 West Bingham. 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.

Name Variations for West Bingham ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Bingham: W. Bingham

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

West Bingham is located in Potter 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 Potter County: Allegany (NY), Steuben (NY), Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean & Tioga.

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

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

Cemeteries Near West Bingham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Bingham.

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 West Bingham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ulysses Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Bingham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Bingham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Bingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Briggs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Spring Mills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kenyon Road Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenyon Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kenyon Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitesville Rural Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitesville Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitesville Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graves Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ford Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yorks Corners Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yorks Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yorks Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (210 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, West Bingham had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bingham Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Center
    • Bingham Center is located in Potter County
  • Ulysses
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Genesee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellisburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Newfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
    • Newfield is located in Potter County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Newfield
    • From West Bingham to Newfield
  • North Bingham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Andrews Settlement
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Settlement
    • Andrews Settlement is located in Potter County
  • Gold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
    • Spring Mills is located in Allegany County (NY)
  • Raymond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Potter County
  • Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
    • Mills is located in Potter County
  • Whitesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Shongo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shongo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongo
      • Shongo is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Brookland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
      • Brookland is located in Potter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brookland
      • From West Bingham to Brookland
    • Harrison Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in West Bingham ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Bingham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Bingham, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Bingham.

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 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 West Bingham:

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

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

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>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.
<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>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 West Bingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- West Bingham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Bingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9445, Longitude: -77.8174       In this case, the coordinates for West Bingham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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