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 West Renovo (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 Renovo. 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 Renovo ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Renovo: W. Renovo
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
West Renovo is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter & Union.
Below are the counties that are near West Renovo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Renovo:
- Clinton County (The home county of West Renovo)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Renovo, with the one closest to West Renovo listed first.
- Renovo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Renovo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Renovo is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Farwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- North Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cooks Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Bitumen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Keating
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Hammersley Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Beech Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farrandsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Swissdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Swissdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
- Flemington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Renovo, with the one closest to West Renovo listed first.
- Wyside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Driftwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Huntley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Mix Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Cameron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Emporium
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Renovo, with the one closest to West Renovo listed first.
- Monument
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monument is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
- Romola
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Romola is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
- Blanchard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Poorman Side
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Poorman Side is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorman Side
- Clarence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pancake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pancake is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
- Howard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Glen is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
- Snow Shoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Moshannon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Moshannon is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
- Curtin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Central City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Central City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Renovo, with the one closest to West Renovo listed first.
- Pottersdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Keewaydin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
- Kylertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Renovo, with the one closest to West Renovo listed first.
- Dents Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Renovo, with the one closest to West Renovo listed first.
- Hilborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Jersey Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- English Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- Carsontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Ramsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Brookside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Jersey Shore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oregon Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Salladasburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- White Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- White Pine is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Antes Fort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
- Lorenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Hughesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Renovo, with the one closest to West Renovo listed first.
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Austin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Galeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Inez
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Renovo, with the one closest to West Renovo listed first.
- Blackwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Hoytville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Morris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Renovo, see our County-by-County Page for West Renovo.
Cemeteries Near West Renovo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Renovo.
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 West Renovo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Renovo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Renovo, with the one closest to West Renovo listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shintown Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Robbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Noyes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McCoy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summerson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nelson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (73 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bluestone Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 West Renovo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Renovo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Renovo, with the one closest to West Renovo listed first.
- Renovo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shintown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shintown
- North Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bitumen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Cooks Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Hyner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hyner is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyner
- Keating
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Ritchie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ritchie is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Glen Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Union is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Union
- Whetham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whetham is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetham
- Cross Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hammersley Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Ferney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferney is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferney
- Haneyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Haneyville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haneyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Renovo. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Renovo.
Newspapers Published in West Renovo ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Renovo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Renovo, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Renovo.
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 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 West Renovo:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Elk County
- Lycoming County
- Potter 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 West Renovo, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Renovo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |