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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 Wrights View (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 Wrights View. 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 Wrights View ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Wrights View: Wrights Vw.
  • While the name of this community is Wrights View, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wrights View may originally have been Wright's View.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wrights View might be written as Wright View.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Wrights View is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Bradford, Columbia, Luzerne, Lycoming & Wyoming.

Below are the counties that are near Wrights View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wrights View:

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Wrights View)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights View, with the one closest to Wrights View listed first.
    • Long Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
      • Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
    • Sonestown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Laporte
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Eagles Mere
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Beech Glen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech Glen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
      • Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
    • Bernice
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bernice. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
      • Bernice is located in Sullivan County
    • Forksville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
      • Forksville is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forksville <3>
    • Millview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
      • Millview is located in Sullivan County
    • Shinerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
      • Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
    • Hillsgrove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ogdonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
      • Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
    • Dushore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights View, with the one closest to Wrights View listed first.
    • Overton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Overton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Bradford County
    • Laddsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laddsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
      • Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
    • New Albany
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
      • New Albany is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <3>
    • Evergreen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evergreen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Bradford County
    • Wilmot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
    • Long Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
      • Long Valley is located in Bradford County
    • New Era
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
      • New Era is located in Bradford County
    • Marshview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marshview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
      • Marshview is located in Bradford County
    • Franklindale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
      • Franklindale is located in Bradford County
    • West Leroy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
      • West Leroy is located in Bradford County
    • Monroe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monroe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Monroeton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monroeton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
      • Monroeton is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeton <3>
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights View, with the one closest to Wrights View listed first.
    • Jamison City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamison City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
    • Waller
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waller have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
      • Waller is located in Columbia County
    • Jackson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Columbia County
    • Coles Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
      • Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
    • Benton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Columbia County
    • Iola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Iola is located in Columbia County
    • Millville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rohrsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rohrsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
      • Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Stillwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Zaner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
      • Zaner is located in Columbia County
    • Eyers Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eyers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
      • Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights View, with the one closest to Wrights View listed first.
    • Ricketts ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ricketts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
      • Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
    • Red Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
    • Fairmount Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairmount Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
      • Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
    • Mossville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
      • Mossville is located in Luzerne County
    • Clarks View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
      • Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
    • Rittenhouse
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rittenhouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
      • Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
    • Harveyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
      • Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
    • Pleasant Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
    • Register
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Register. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
      • Register is located in Luzerne County
    • New Columbus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
      • New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Bloomingdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomingdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
    • Huntington Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights View, with the one closest to Wrights View listed first.
    • Lungerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
      • Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
    • Biggerstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
      • Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
    • Richarts Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
      • Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
    • Unityville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lairdsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
      • Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
    • Proctor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Lycoming County
    • Muncy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
      • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
    • Wallis Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallis Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
      • Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
    • Ellenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
      • Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
    • Muncy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
      • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <3>
    • Chemung
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
      • Chemung is located in Lycoming County
    • Montoursville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
      • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <3>
  • Montour County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights View, with the one closest to Wrights View listed first.
    • Exchange
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
      • Exchange is located in Montour County
    • Washingtonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
      • Washingtonville is located in Montour County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Mechanicsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
    • Danville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Mooresburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
      • Mooresburg is located in Montour County
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights View, with the one closest to Wrights View listed first.
    • Turbotville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbotville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbotville
      • Turbotville is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbotville <3>
    • Dewart
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • McEwensville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Watsontown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <3>
    • Chulasky
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chulasky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
      • Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
    • Milton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
    • Potts Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights View, with the one closest to Wrights View listed first.
    • Gleason
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gleason. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
      • Gleason is located in Tioga County
    • Ogdensburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogdensburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
      • Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
    • East Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
      • East Point is located in Tioga County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights View, with the one closest to Wrights View listed first.
    • Allenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvira ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alvira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
      • Alvira is located in Union County
      • Former name for Alvira:
      • Wisetown
    • New Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Milton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
      • West Milton is located in Union County
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights View, with the one closest to Wrights View listed first.
    • Stowell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
      • Stowell is located in Wyoming County
    • Forkston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
      • Forkston is located in Wyoming County
    • Noxen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jenningsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jenningsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
      • Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
    • Beaumont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
      • Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
    • Evans Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evans Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
      • Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
    • Laceyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Skinners Eddy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
      • Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
    • Mill City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
      • Mill City is located in Wyoming County
    • Mehoopany Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mehoopany Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
      • Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
    • Jenks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
      • Jenks is located in Wyoming County
    • Meshoppen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Wrights View ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wrights View.

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

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

  • Millview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gordner Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Vladimirs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vladimirs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vladimirs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warburton Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warburton Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warburton Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Twp. Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Gabriel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntersville Trinity Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntersville Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntersville Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Center UMC Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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    • Boston Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<7> to the west of Overton.

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.<8>

While we didn't find Wrights View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wrights View.

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

  • Long Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
    • Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
  • Sonestown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Nordmont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordmont
    • Nordmont is located in Sullivan County
  • Laporte
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Muncy Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy Valley
    • Muncy Valley is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy Valley <3>
  • Eagles Mere
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Beech Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech Glen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
    • Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
  • North Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
    • North Mountain is located in Lycoming County
  • Strawbridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge
    • Strawbridge is located in Lycoming County
  • Elk Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
    • Elk Grove is located in Columbia County
  • Glen Mawr
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Mawr have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mawr
    • Glen Mawr is located in Lycoming County
  • Unityville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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    • Millview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
      • Millview is located in Sullivan County
    • Central
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Columbia County
    • Jamison City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamison City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County

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

Newspapers Published in Wrights View ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wrights View.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wrights View, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wrights View.

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 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 Wrights View:

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty-pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>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.
<7>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- Wrights View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wrights View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3779, Longitude: -76.5158       In this case, the coordinates for Wrights View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<8>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 Wrights View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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