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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 Wyalusing (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 Wyalusing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Wyalusing is located in Bradford 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 Bradford County: Chemung (NY), Tioga (NY), Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga & Wyoming.

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

  • Bradford County     (The home county of Wyalusing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyalusing, with the one closest to Wyalusing listed first.
    • Sugar Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Homets Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Limehill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Asylum
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asylum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
      • Asylum is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Asylum
      • From Wyalusing to Asylum
    • New Era
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilmot
      • From Wyalusing to Wilmot
    • Marshview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
      • Marshview is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marshview
      • From Wyalusing to Marshview
    • Uhdey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Uhdey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhdey
      • Uhdey is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Uhdey
      • From Wyalusing to Uhdey
    • Evergreen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evergreen
      • From Wyalusing to Evergreen
    • Herrickville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Macedonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macedonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Macedonia
      • From Wyalusing to Macedonia
    • Laddsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
      • Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laddsburg
      • From Wyalusing to Laddsburg
    • East Towanda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbia County
    • Jamison City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamison City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyalusing, with the one closest to Wyalusing listed first.
    • La Plume
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Dalton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Schultzville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Carpenter Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
      • Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
    • Glenburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
    • Waverly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Milwaukee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milwaukee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
      • Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milwaukee
      • From Wyalusing to Milwaukee
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyalusing, with the one closest to Wyalusing listed first.
    • Ricketts ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
      • Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ricketts
      • From Wyalusing to Ricketts
    • Harveys Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
      • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <2>
    • Loyalville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyalville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
      • Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Loyalville
      • From Wyalusing to Loyalville
    • Kunkle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kunkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
      • Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kunkle
      • From Wyalusing to Kunkle
    • Pikes Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Red Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Rock
      • From Wyalusing to Red Rock
    • Back Mountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Back Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
      • Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
    • Meeker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mossville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Dallas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lehman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rittenhouse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Lycoming County
  • Sullivan County
  • Susquehanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyalusing, with the one closest to Wyalusing listed first.
    • Rushville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rushville
      • From Wyalusing to Rushville
    • Auburn Four Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Elk Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Tyler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tyler
      • From Wyalusing to Tyler
    • Fairdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairdale
      • From Wyalusing to Fairdale
    • Friendsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
      • Friendsville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <2>
    • Forest Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Montrose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Montrose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <2>
    • Little Meadows
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hop Bottom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Choconut
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Choconut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
      • Choconut is located in Susquehanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Choconut
      • From Wyalusing to Choconut
    • Tiffany
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyalusing, with the one closest to Wyalusing listed first.
    • Laceyville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Skinners Eddy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Stowell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
      • Stowell is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stowell
      • From Wyalusing to Stowell
    • Jenningsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Meshoppen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Forkston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
      • Forkston is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forkston
      • From Wyalusing to Forkston
    • Mehoopany Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vosburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vosburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
      • Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vosburg
      • From Wyalusing to Vosburg
    • Lemon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lemon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
      • Lemon is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lemon
      • From Wyalusing to Lemon
    • Avery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avery
      • From Wyalusing to Avery
    • Lake Carey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Marcy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marcy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
      • Marcy is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marcy
      • From Wyalusing to Marcy
    • Evans Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Broome County (NY)
  • Chemung County (NY)
    • Chemung
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chemung have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
      • Chemung is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chemung <2>
  • Tioga County (NY)

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

Cemeteries Near Wyalusing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wyalusing.

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

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wyalusing had a population of 438 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wyalusing had a population of 553 people.

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

  • Terrytown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
    • Terrytown is located in Bradford County
  • Sugar Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Merryall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merryall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryall
    • Merryall is located in Bradford County
  • Rienze
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rienze have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienze
    • Rienze is located in Bradford County
  • Homets Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Limehill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hollenback
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollenback have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenback
    • Hollenback is located in Bradford County
  • Spring Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Bradford County
  • Camptown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camptown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camptown
    • Camptown is located in Bradford County
  • Asylum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asylum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
    • Asylum is located in Bradford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Asylum
    • From Wyalusing to Asylum
  • New Era
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilmot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wilmot
    • From Wyalusing to Wilmot
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wyalusing ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wyalusing.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wyalusing. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wyalusing and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wyalusing.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<5> of Wyalusing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wyalusing:

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

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 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.
<4>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.
<5>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- Wyalusing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wyalusing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6678, Longitude: -76.2620    
<6>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 Wyalusing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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