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 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 occur.
- 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Wrights View is located in Sullivan 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 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)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- 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)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Bernice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Forksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Shinerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Hillsgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Dushore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- 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)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Laddsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- New Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Wilmot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Long Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- New Era
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Marshview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Franklindale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Franklindale is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
- West Leroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Monroeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sugar Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Waller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Coles Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Iola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rohrsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Stillwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zaner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Eyers Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Welliversville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- 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)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Red Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Fairmount Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Mossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Clarks View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Rittenhouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Harveyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Pleasant Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Register
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- New Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Bloomingdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Huntington Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waterton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- 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)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Beaver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Biggerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Richarts Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Unityville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lairdsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Proctor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Muncy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Wallis Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Ellenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Muncy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chemung
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Montoursville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mechanicsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mooresburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- 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)
- 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)
- Chulasky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- 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)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Ogdensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- East Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Point is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- 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)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- 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)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- 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)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Forkston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Noxen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jenningsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Beaumont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Evans Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Laceyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Eddy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Mehoopany Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Jenks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- 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.
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 Wrights View - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gordner Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Vladimirs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warburton Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the south of Dushore.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bahr's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44827 <3>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery
- The St. Gabriel Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Garbiel's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #369311 <3>
- Huntersville Trinity Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Center UMC Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Boston Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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<4> to the east 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.<5>
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)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Sonestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nordmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nordmont is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordmont
- Laporte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Muncy Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagles Mere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- North Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Mountain is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
- Strawbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strawbridge is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge
- Elk Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Glen Mawr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Mawr is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mawr
- Unityville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Millview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Jamison City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
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]<4>. 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Columbia County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Tioga County
- Union County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Wrights View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wrights View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |