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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 Wyside (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 Wyside. 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 hospitals and 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.

Wyside is located in Cameron 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 Cameron County: Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, McKean & Potter.

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

  • Cameron County     (The home county of Wyside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyside, with the one closest to Wyside listed first.
    • Driftwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cameron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Emporium
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
      • Emporium is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <1>
    • Weber City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
      • Weber City is located in Cameron County
    • Beechwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beechwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beechwood
      • From Wyside to Beechwood
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyside, with the one closest to Wyside listed first.
    • Pine Glen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
      • Pine Glen is located in Centre County
    • Clarence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
      • Clarence is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <1>
    • Moshannon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Poorman Side
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Snow Shoe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
      • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <1>
    • Pancake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pancake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
      • Pancake is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pancake
      • From Wyside to Pancake
    • Monument
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
      • Monument is located in Centre County
    • Casanova
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Romola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Romola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
      • Romola is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Romola
      • From Wyside to Romola
    • North Philipsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
      • North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
    • Central City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Centre County
    • Curtin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curtin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
      • Curtin is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Curtin
      • From Wyside to Curtin
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyside, with the one closest to Wyside listed first.
    • Pottersdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Shiloh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shiloh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shiloh
      • From Wyside to Shiloh
    • Kylertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Tyler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tyler
      • From Wyside to Tyler
    • Mount Joy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Joy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
      • Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Joy
      • From Wyside to Mount Joy
    • Morrisdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Barrett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Barrett is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barrett
      • From Wyside to Barrett
    • Plymptonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymptonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
      • Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
    • Wallaceton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clearfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Decatur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyside, with the one closest to Wyside listed first.
    • Keating
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keating. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
      • Keating is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keating
      • From Wyside to Keating
    • Bitumen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cooks Run
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooks Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
      • Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cooks Run
      • From Wyside to Cooks Run
    • Hammersley Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Westport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Renovo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • South Renovo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Renovo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
      • South Renovo is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Farwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • North Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Beech Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
      • Beech Creek is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Creek <1>
    • Farrandsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Elk County
  • McKean County
  • Potter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyside, with the one closest to Wyside listed first.
    • Austin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Inez
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • New Bergen ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
      • New Bergen is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Ayers Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ayers Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
      • Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ayers Hill
      • From Wyside to Ayers Hill

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

Cemeteries Near Wyside ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wyside.

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

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

  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wyle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mix Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mix Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mason Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine St. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine St. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine St. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ganoe Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ganoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ganoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Summerson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Summerson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Valentine Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46434 <4>
  • Gilmore Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hicks Run Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (69 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wyside had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Driftwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mix Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mix Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
    • Mix Run is located in Cameron County
  • Keating
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keating. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
    • Keating is located in Clinton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Keating
    • From Wyside to Keating
  • First Fork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Fork
    • First Fork is located in Cameron County
  • Sterling Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Run
    • Sterling Run is located in Cameron County
  • Pottersdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cooks Run
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooks Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
    • Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cooks Run
    • From Wyside to Cooks Run
  • Bitumen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cameron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dents Run
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dents Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
    • Dents Run is located in Elk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dents Run
    • From Wyside to Dents Run
  • Hammersley Fork
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Grant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grant
      • From Wyside to Grant
    • Belford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belford
      • Belford is located in Clearfield County
    • Westport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Wyside ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wyside.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wyside, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wyside.

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 Wyside:

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

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<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>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 Wyside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wyside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wyside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3150, Longitude: -78.0809       In this case, the coordinates for Wyside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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