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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 Weston (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 Weston. 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 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 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.

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

  • Bradford County     (The home county of Weston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
    • Monroe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Monroe is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Monroeton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklindale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklindale is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
    • Long Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Valley is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
    • Marshview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Marshview is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
    • East Towanda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • East Towanda is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towanda
    • Towanda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Uhdey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Uhdey is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhdey
    • Mountain Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mountain Lake is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
    • Evergreen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Evergreen is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • New Albany
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Luthers Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Luthers Mills is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills
  • Columbia County
    • Jamison City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
    • Ricketts ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
    • Red Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Mossville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mossville is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
    • Ellenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
    • Chemung
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Chemung is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
    • Proctor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Proctor is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Wallis Run
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
    • Ralston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ralston is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
    • Beaver Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
    • Lungerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
    • Biggerstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
    • Richarts Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
    • Millview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Millview is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
    • Dushore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
    • Piatt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Piatt is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
    • Forksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Shinerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
    • Bernice
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bernice is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Laporte
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Eagles Mere
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hillsgrove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Brook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
    • Ogdonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
  • Susquehanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
    • Rushville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Auburn Four Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
    • Friendsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Meadows
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
    • Fairdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Springville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Tyler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
    • Gleason
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Gleason is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
    • Fallbrook ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
    • Ogdensburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
    • Roseville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Roseville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Mainesburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
    • Morris Run
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Morris Run is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
    • Blossburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • East Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • East Point is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Covington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Millerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Millerton is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Mansfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
    • Stowell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stowell is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
    • Laceyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Skinners Eddy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
    • Jenningsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
    • Forkston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Forkston is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
    • Mehoopany Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
    • Meshoppen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Vosburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
    • Avery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Avery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Lemon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lemon is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
    • Evans Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
    • Noxen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chemung County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
    • Chemung
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Wellsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Owens Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
    • Pine City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Southport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
    • Webb Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
  • Tioga County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
    • Waverly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Waverly is located in Tioga County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <1>
    • Hoopers Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
    • Nichols
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Smithboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Barton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • East Nichols
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
    • Lounsberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
    • Lockwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • South Owego
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego

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

Cemeteries Near Weston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weston.

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 Weston - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Powell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kellogg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cole Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bradford County Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St.s Phillip & James Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Overton.
  • Gustin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Luthers Mills Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hornbrook Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (174 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.<4>

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

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

  • Powell
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Powell is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Monroeton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Monroe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Monroe is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Franklindale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklindale is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
  • Long Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Valley is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
  • Highland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Highland is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • South Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • South Branch is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
  • Overshot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Overshot is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overshot
  • Barclay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Barclay is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
  • New Albany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Marshview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Marshview is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Towanda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mountain Lake is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
    • West Franklin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • West Franklin is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Franklin

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

Newspapers Published in Weston ...

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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weston, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Weston:

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>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- Weston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Weston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.