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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 Westfield (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 Westfield. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Westfield 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 Westfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westfield:

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

Cemeteries Near Westfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westfield.

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

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

  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Krusen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krusen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krusen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Champlin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Swimley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plank Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lovel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ackley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Larrison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Potter Street Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Street Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Murdock Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Card Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Card Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Card Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Westfield had a population of 1,128 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Westfield had a population of 1,027 people.

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

  • Cowanesque
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylvester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
    • Sylvester is located in Tioga County
  • Sabinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinsville
    • Sabinsville is located in Tioga County
  • Potter Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Elmer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Elmer is located in Potter County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elmer
    • From Westfield to Elmer
  • Hector
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mixtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mixtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixtown
    • Mixtown is located in Tioga County
  • Brookfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Brookfield is located in Tioga County
  • Knoxville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Tioga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <2>
  • Austinburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrison Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • South Troupsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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    • North Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Marsh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Marsh
      • Little Marsh is located in Tioga County
    • Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
      • Mills is located in Potter County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Westfield ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westfield.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Westfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Westfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Westfield.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6> of Westfield.

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 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 Westfield:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Westfield, 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- Westfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9194, Longitude: -77.5392    









 

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