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 Windham Center (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 Windham Center. 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 Windham Center ...
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 Windham Center: Windham Ctr. (or less commonly used: Windham Cen., Windham Cent. or Windham Cntr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Windham Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Windham Center.
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.
Windham Center 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 Windham Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windham Center:
- Bradford County (The home county of Windham Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham Center, with the one closest to Windham Center listed first.
- North Orwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- West Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Vawter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Bumpville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Warren Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Potterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Allis Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- South Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- South Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sayre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Herrickville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- Sullivan County
- Dushore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham Center, with the one closest to Windham Center listed first.
- Little Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Friendsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Choconut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Rushville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Forest Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Brackney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fairdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Lawsville Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
- Montrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Auburn Four Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Elk Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- South Montrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham Center, with the one closest to Windham Center listed first.
- Laceyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Skinners Eddy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Jenningsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Stowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Meshoppen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Mehoopany Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Broome County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham Center, with the one closest to Windham Center listed first.
- Endicott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vestal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Endwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Maine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maine is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Hawleyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hawleyton is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
- Johnson City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Binghamton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- West Chenango
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Chenango is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
- Glen Aubrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hinmans Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hinmans Corners is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmans Corners
- Port Dickinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Port Dickinson is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham Center, with the one closest to Windham Center listed first.
- Owens Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Chemung
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Van Etten
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Erin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Southport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Elmira Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Elmira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Horseheads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Pine City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Webb Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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 Windham Center, with the one closest to Windham Center listed first.
- East Nichols
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Nichols
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoopers Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Lounsberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Smithboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Owego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Barton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Owego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Apalachin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campville is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Gaskill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- Lockwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tompkins County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham Center, with the one closest to Windham Center listed first.
- Caroline Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- White Church
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- West Danby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Danby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Slaterville Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Besemer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Newfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windham Center, see our County-by-County Page for Windham Center.
Cemeteries Near Windham Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windham Center.
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 Windham Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windham Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windham Center, with the one closest to Windham Center listed first.
- Windham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Orwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bumpville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jillson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waits Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Briggs Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Orwell Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Light Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nichols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smithboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (351 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barnum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rome Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Windham Center had a population of 163 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Windham Center, with the one closest to Windham Center listed first.
- Windham
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Windham is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Windham Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Windham Summit is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Summit
- North Orwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- East Nichols
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Vawter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- West Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Cadis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cadis is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadis
- Nichols
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bumpville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Hoopers Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Litchfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Litchfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Orwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orwell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smithboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lounsberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Tioga Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Windham Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windham Center.
Newspapers Published in Windham Center ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windham Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windham Center, 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 Windham Center.
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 Windham Center:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bradford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Wyoming County
- Broome County
- Chemung 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 Windham Center, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windham Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |