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 Wilawana (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 Wilawana. 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 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 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.
Wilawana 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 Wilawana. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilawana:
- Bradford County (The home county of Wilawana)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilawana, with the one closest to Wilawana listed first.
- South Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Waverly is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Sayre
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bentley Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- Big Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Fassett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Gillett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Berrytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Vawter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Wetona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wetona is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
- Ulster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lycoming County
- Chemung
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Sullivan County
- Piatt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilawana, with the one closest to Wilawana listed first.
- Little Meadows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Friendsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilawana, with the one closest to Wilawana listed first.
- Millerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Roseville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Mainesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Mansfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Tioga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- Covington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gleason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Morris Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Hammond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Broome County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilawana, with the one closest to Wilawana listed first.
- Vestal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Endicott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilawana, with the one closest to Wilawana listed first.
- Chemung
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Owens Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Wellsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elmira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Erin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Elmira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Pine City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Webb Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Van Etten
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elmira Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horseheads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Wilawana, with the one closest to Wilawana listed first.
- Alpine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Catharine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Odessa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Moreland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Beaver Dams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montour Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cayutaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Wedgewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Townsend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Watkins Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilawana, with the one closest to Wilawana listed first.
- Caton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- South Corning
(23 miles [37 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
- Corning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Lindley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gang Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Painted Post
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Presho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Coopers Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilawana, with the one closest to Wilawana listed first.
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hoopers Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Smithboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nichols
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lounsberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Nichols
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- North Spencer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- Owego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Candor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- South Owego
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Tompkins County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilawana, with the one closest to Wilawana listed first.
- West Danby
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Newfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Danby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- White Church
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Caroline Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Besemer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilawana, see our County-by-County Page for Wilawana.
Cemeteries Near Wilawana ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilawana.
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 Wilawana - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilawana covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilawana, with the one closest to Wilawana listed first.
- Chemung Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- French Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hanlon Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tioga Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tioga Point Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Sayre.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46473 <2>
- Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Waverly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Bentley Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wellsburg Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wilawana had a population of 242 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilawana, with the one closest to Wilawana listed first.
- Chemung
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgebury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgebury is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
- Bentley Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Sayre
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Owens Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Wellsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenes Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenes Landing is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenes Landing
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milan is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Lockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Big Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- East Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- North Chemung
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Chemung is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chemung
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilawana. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilawana.
Newspapers Published in Wilawana ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilawana.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilawana, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilawana.
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 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 Wilawana:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bradford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lycoming County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Tioga County
- Broome 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> | 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 Wilawana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Wilawana) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |