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County Histories and Biographicals

History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron

and Potter Pennsylvania With  Biographical Sketches

(J. H. Beers & Co., 1890, 1264 pages)

This publication is a historical and biographical record of four northern Pennsylvania counties: McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter.  According to the title page it includes information on: "their early settlement and development; a description of the historic and interesting localities; sketches of their cities, towns and villages; portraits of prominent men; biographies of representative citizens" and other material.

McKean County Biographies:

Bradford City & Township: Adams, Adsit, Alling, Anderson, Andrews, Auerhaim, Baker, Bannon, Barbour, Barlow, Barr, Barrett, Bartlett, Bell, Bennett, Benninghoff, Berry, Bird, Bishop, Blair, Blomer, Blossom, Booth, Bovaird, Boyle, Boyne, Bradburn, Broder, Brooks, Brown, Burton, Byles, Byrom, Byron, Campbell, Canfield, Casterline, Chambers, Chapman, Chattle, Chesney, Coburn, Cochran, Cody, Coffin, Croak, Cross, Cutting, Davis, Davitt, DeGolier, DeHart, Dempsey, Dennis, Dennison, Dieter, Drake, Dresser, Durfey, Edgett & McAllister, Edmunds, Emery, Farrel, Fischer, Flanagan, Foster, Francis, Fraser, French, Gardella, Gardner, Griffith, Haffey, Hamsher, Hart, Haskell, Haven, Hazelton, Heard, Heckel, Heffner, Helenbrecht, Hickok, Higgins, Holley, Hubbard, Hughes, Ingalsby, Jackson, James, Jewett, Johnson, Johnston, Jones, Jordon, Judd, Kirk, Laney, Lockard, Lundergan, McAlpine, McCalmont, McClure, McCray, McCrea, McDowell, McKenna, McMahon, McMullen, McSweeney, Madison, Mallory, Marck, Mayer, Melvin, Merriam, Merrick, Meyers, Milligan, Mills, Moore, Morris, Mullin, Mulqueen, Mundy, Murdoch, Murty, Neely, Newell, Oakes, O'Brien, Osborne, Parsons, Pate, Pike, Powers, Quigley, Reed, Reis, Roberts, Robertson, Rolfe, Rook, Saalfield, Samuels, Sanford, Scheanck, Schonblom, Seyfang, Shannon, Sheakley, Shoemaker, Siegfried, Slocum, Smith, Snell, Sondheim, Southard, Spangler, Spence, Sterns, Stone, Straight, Sturgeon, Sullivan, Swain, Taggart, Theetge, Todd, Tucker, Valentine, Wagner, Waldo, Walker, Ward, Watson, Weaver, Webster, Wells, Whitehead, Whiteley, Whitney & Wheeler, Wilbur, Wilcox, Wilder, Williamson, Wilson, Youngs, Zane, Zook  Keating Township & Smethport: Abbey, Allen, Anglun, Armstrong, Backer, Backus, Baker, Barrett, Bell, Bloodsworth, Bond, Bouton, Brownell, Burkholder, Bush, Callar, Chadwick, Choate, Clarke, Colegrove, Comes, Cory, Curtis, Dodge, Dunn, Forrest, Freeman, Fuller, Galligan, Gallup, Gifford, Gleason, Godfrey, Gorton, Hamlin, Haven, Holmes, Hopkins, Irons, Keating, Keenan, Kent, King, Mason, McCoy, McClure, McElroy, McKean, Moore, Nash, Olds, Ormsby, Pierce, Purle, Ramer, Reilly, Richmond, Rogers, Rooney, Rose, Rosenfield, Rubin, Sartwell, Sasse, Shoemaker, Smith, Specht, Sprague, Stickles, Stull, Taylor, Tracy, Tull, Tuttle, Williams, Wilson, Wright, Young  Foster Township & Kendall: Ackley, Argue, Artley, Baker, Bidaux, Bisett, Boyd, Buchanan, Calhoun, Corwin, Denman, Eaton, Egbert, Foster, Fox, Gillespie, Haggerty, Hanna, Hannahs, Hooker, Howard, Howe, Knight, Leopold, LeRoy, McCullough, McKay, McMurray, Mitchell, Monroe, Mosher, Neath, Neill, Northrup, Norton, Nugent, Otis, Potts, Ross, Sage, Seamans, Seaward, Sharpe, Sherman, Sinclair, Spencer, Stoever, Whipple, Williams, Williamson, Winger  Eldred Township & Eldred: Alford, Arnot, Balfour, Barden, Barkas, Bell, Bennett, Burnham, Butler, Campbell, Carpenter, Chrisman, Coleman, Collins, Cook, Corell, Cory, Cotter, Cotton, Cummings, Dennis, Doyle, Dunbar, Fowler, Geuder, Gould, Keyes, Lamphier, Larrabee, Loop, Moody, Moses, Rice, Robbins, Rockwell, Rogers & Franklin, Sartwell, Simon & Doerr, Slack, Stull, Wainman, Welch, White, Wilmarth, Windsor, Wolcott, Wright, Young  Otto Township: Amalong, Baldwin, Breese, Brown, Carter, Dana, Dennis, Duke, Fischer, Gilfillan, Golden, Gridley, Henshaw, Irvine, Keim, Lilly, Lovejoy, Looker, Mills, Morgan, Newton, Noble, Prentiss, Ross, Shafer, Sprague, Williams  Liberty Township & Port Allegany: Arnold, Bard, Barrett, Benton, Burr, Colcord, Coleman, Davis, Dolley, Field, Fitch, Gallup, Garthwait, Grover, Hagar, Hooker, Hughes, Kershner, Larrabee, Lillibridge, Sartwell, Shaner, Templeton, Vanderhule, Weir  Annin Township: Bishop, Cooper, Hadley, Hodges, Nichols, Patterson, Taylor  Ceres Township: Benson, Biggins, Coon, Grow, Hackett, Lanphere, Lynch, Riley, Robarts, Van Wormer  Norwich Townships: Anderson, Brewer, Burdick, Colegrove, Comes, Dickinson, Doyle, Erhart, Gallup, Heinemann, Oviatt, Parker, Rifle, Snow, Wright  Hamlin Township: Brewer, Burlingame, Davis, Eastburgh, Eken, Gallup, Garlick, Groat, Hafner, Jackson, Johnson, Lantz, Lunden, Martin, McClellan, McCoy, Mellander, Mosser, Nelson, Phillips, Randall, Smith, Warfle, Wiborg  Lafayette Township: Beacon, Beaumont, Hagadorn, Hardie, Phillips, Simpson, Talbut, Ward, Wiscom  Sergeant Township: Butts, Martin, Perry  Wetmore Township & Kane: Armstrong, Brayton, Brooder, Campbell, Coleman, Corson, Davis, DeYoung, Donovan, Fleming, Gillis, Griffith, Hoskins, Howells, Kane, Kelly, Keelor, Kelts, Kemp, Lay, Leonard, Magowan, Malone, McConnell, McDade, Meese, Moffitt, Preston, Smith, Swanson, Vollmer, Welker, West, Weston, Winkler  Corydon Township: Johnson, Seaman  Hamilson Township: Anderson, Curtis, Foulkrod, Hallock, Martindale

Elk County Biographies:

Ridgway & Ridgway Township: Arnold, Barbour, Bardwell, Bell, Bogert, Brendell, Brockway, Buckland, Butterfuss, Campbell, Carman, Cartwright, Cummings, Day, Devine, Dickinson, Dixon, Ely, Foley, Fullerton, Gainor, Gardner, Gillis, Grant, Guth, Hagerty, Hamblen, Hamilton, Healy, Horton, Houk, Kellogg, Kime, Kline, Larons, Lesser, LIttle, Lowry, McCauley, McEwen, McGeehin, McGinnis, Meagher, Mercer, Messenger, Morgester, Motter, Osterhout, Oyster, Powell, Powers, Rathbun, Ross, Rounseville, Schirk, Schram, Stackpole, Thayer, Thompson, Vaughan, Waid, Williams, Wingfield, Zierden  Jones Township: Aldrich, Asp, Brennen, Brown, Clark, Clay, Clearwater, Corbin, Ernhout, Freeman, Horner, Malone, Manett, Rhone, Schultz, Sowers, Spettigue, Sproat, Toomey, Wank, Watson, Weidert, Weigel, Wells  Fox Township: Beadle, Bundy, Callahan, Collings, Green, Hau, Hays, Hershey, Hewitt, Keeley, Koch, Kyler, Largay, Link, Miller, Moyer, Quinn, Robertson, Shaver, Spleen, Spuller, Straessley, Thomas, Thompson, Urmann  Horton Township: Brockway, Brown, Chamberlin, Clinton, Cuneo, Horton, Parson, Torpin  Benezette Township: Barr, Blesh, Booth, Daley, Dent, Derr, Eberhart, Free, Greiner, Hewett, Johnson, Jones, Lewis, Lucore, Mahany, Miller, Morey, Murray, Overturf, Shaffer, Wilson, Winslow  Jay Township: Blake, Brookins, Burk, Dill, Dodge, Gardner, Gresh, Hoover, Miller, Ovell, Shaffer, Tozier, Uhl, Weed, Young  St. Mary's & Benzinger Township: Bayer, Boyer, Brunner, Dippold, Erich, Fisher, Frank, Garner, Geeck, Gerg, Hall, Hanhauser, Hartman, Hartranft, Heindle, Jacob, Kaul, Koch, Krellner, Lion, Luhr, McCoy, McVean, Miller, Mullhaupt, Parsons, Price, Rothrock, Russ, Schaefer, Schaut, Shoup, Straub, Sturenberg, Teirney, Timm, Weidenboerner, Weis, Wescott, Wilmarth, Wilson, Wimmer, Windfelder, Wittmann, Yager

Cameron County Biographies:

Emporium & Shippen Township: Arthur, Auchu, Balcom, Bardwell, Blumle, Bonham, Burns, Butler, Card, Cochran, Coyle, Craven, Davison, Day, DeLong, Denison, Douglas, Edgcomb, Fay, Felt, Fisher, Fortney, Gallagher, Goodwin, Gould, Gregory, Hacket, Harrington, Hausler, Heilman, Hertig, Hinkle, Hirsch, Hobson, Hockley, Hogan, Howard, Johnson, Kaupp, Kriner, Larrabee, Leet, Leggett, Lloyd, Logan, Long, Lyon, McDonald, McQuay, Metzger, More, Morrison, Mullin, Mundy, Olmstead, Parsons, Pearsall, Read, Rockwell, Russell, Seger, Smith, Spangler, Taggart, Thompson, Truman, Tulis, Walker, Warner, Weber, Weiss, White, Wiley, Zarps  Driftwood & Gibson Township: Bailey, Barber, Barr, Blackwell, Brennan, Brookbank, Brooks, Dent, Dougherty, Earl, Foultz, Fulton, Hicks, Jordan, Kirk, Kreider, Lane, Logue, Marsh, Mason, McDonald, Miller, Mix, Pealer, Riley, Rothrock, Smith, Whiting, Wylie  Grove Township: Bailey, Baird, Barclay, Batchelder, Beldin, Hanscom, Miller, Shafer, Shaffer, Wykoff  Lumber Township: Alderfer, Chapman, Cummings, Dice, Furlong, Herrick, Kissel, Lacey, Lord, McCormick, Minick, Mulcahy, Smith, Whiting  Portage Township: Burlingame, Ensign, Jones, Lucore, Shumway, Sizer

Potter County Biographies:

Coudersport & Eulalia Township: Allen, Armstrong, Ashcraft, Baker, Benson, Butler, Butterworth, Cartee, Chase, Clark, Cobb, Colcord, Crosby, Deiches, Dornan, Forster, French, Gillon, Glase, Goodsell, Gordnier, Grabe, Gridley, Griesel, Groves, Hackett, Haskell, Hodskin, Jones, Kendig, Kent, Kies, Knox, Larrabee, Leonard, Lewis, Lyman, McClure, Metzger, Moore, Neefe, Nelson, Nichols, Olmsted, Peck, Quimby, Rees. Reissman, Rennells, Ross, Schafer, Spafford, Stearns, Stebbins, Thompson, Veley, White, Wilber  Sharon Township: Barnes, Brightman, Brown, Burdic, Chase, Cole, Deremer, Dickinson, Dodge, Drake, Hallett, Hawley, Kinner, Kinney, McDonald, Newton, Nichols, Parmenter, Pearsall, Perkins, Prince, Raymond, Sherwood, Stevens, Sutherland, Voorhees, White, Wolcott  Oswayo Township: Beebe, Dalrymple, Dexter, Lockwood, Lyman, Rowlee, Smith, Tubbs, Turner, Wells  Genesee Township: Carpenter, Chapman, Daniels, Easton, Hickox, McGinnis, Perry, Sherman, Waterman  Bingham Townshp: Bacon, Bishop, Briggs, Burt, Carpenter, Colvin, Crum, Daniels, Harvey, Hauber, Henry, Howe, Lewis, Munroe, Raymond, Robbins, Thompson, Worden  Harrison Township: Badgero, Coffin, Cummings, Dodge, Doud, Erway, Fox, Gilbert, Gill, Harrison, Haynes, Holcomb, Hubbard, Hurlbut, Jones, Kibbe, Lewis, Metcalf, Olney, Predmore, Pritchard, Robinson, Rooks, Wcoville, Smith, Statham, Stetson, Stevens, Stone, Swetland, Thompson, Wallis, Warner  Hector Township: Douglas, Eaton, Fillmore, Havens, Kilbourne, Loucks, Miller, Reynolds, Surdam, Wilkinson, Worden  Pike Township: Corsaw, Edgcomb, Hammond, Hyer, Ives, Kilbourne, Lehman, Sutton, Tice  West Branch Township: Conable  Abbot Township: Meine, Meissner, Schmid, Schwarzenbach, Theis, Voss  Stewardson Township: Olson  Lewisville & Ulysses Township: Baker, Bartlett, Borst, Brigham, Burt, Burtis, Carpenter, Chappel, Chase, Cobb, Corey, Crowell, Crum, Dent, Eaton, Evans, Fuller, Grover, Hervey, Lane, Lewis, Loucks, Merrill, Nelson, Parker, Perkins, Raymond, Reynolds, Wagner  Allegheny Township: Andrews, Carr, Currier, Matteson, Nelson, Peet, Raymond, Veley  Hebron Township: Estes, Gale, Head, Lambertson, Lent, Press, Schollard, Stillman, Stilson, Whittum  Clara Township: Fosmer, Weimer  Pleasant Valley Township: Burt, WEimer  Boulette Township: Boyington, Burt, Eimer, Grimes, Hazen, Larrabee, Lyman, Manning, Marsh, Reynolds, Tucker, Webb, Weimer, White, Weiderich, Yentzer  Homer Township: Quimby, White  Austin & Portage Township: Austin, Blaisdell, Brownlee, Caskey, Deiches, Gaffney, Sullivan  Wharton Township: Briggs, Card, Seibert

Pioneer Outline History of Northwestern Pennsylvania (W. J. McKnight, 1905, 755 pages)

The Full title is: "A Pioneer Outline History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Embracing the Counties of Tioga, Potter, McKean, Warren, Crawford, Venango, Forest, Clarion, Elk, Jefferson, Cameron, Butler, Lawrence, and Mercer, Also A Pioneer Sketch of the Cities of Allegheny, Beaver, Du Bois, and Towanda"  This publication is a historical account of the early beginnings of several counties in Northwestern PA.  The information is more focused on historical details than biographical, but it still contains a great deal of information useful for historical or genealogical research.

Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (John W. Jordan, 1913, 1556 pages)

This is an extensive 3 volume historical and biographical reference which covers the northern Pennsylvania counties of Bradford, Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter and Tioga.   This provides a wealth of information on the history and growth of these counties but more importantly, a great deal of information on the people of these counties.  Hundreds of individual and family histories are sketched, making this an excellent reference for historical or biographical research.  Along with many of the sketches, there are also portraits of the sketch subjects.

Surnames Indexed:

Abbott, Acker, Akley, Adams, Adamy, Adsit, Aggers, Allen, Allis, Anderson, Andrews, Armstrong, Arnold, Arters, Arthur, Artley, Ashcraft, Auerhaim, Austin, Bache, Backus, Bacon, Bailey, Baird, Baker, Baldwin, Ball, Ballard, Ballentine, Bantie, Barber, Bard, Barker, Barnaby, Barnes, Barr, Barry, Bartlett, Barton, Bauer, Baxter, Bayer, Bayless, Bayley, Bean, Beatty, Becker, Beckwith, Beeman, Bell, Bellows, Benedict, Benjamin, Bennett, Benninghoff, Benson, Berfield, Berry, Billings, Blair, Blake, Blanchard, Bliss, Blose, Bloss, Boardman, Bodine, Boller, Borland, Bottom, Bouton, Bowen, Boylston, Bradley, Brandon, Bressler, Brock, Brooks, Broughton, Brown, Brownell, Bryner, Bulkley, Bullock, Burden, Burkholder, Burns, Bush, Butler, Butterfuss, Butts, Cady, Caldwell, Calhoun, Calkins, Cameron, Camp, Campbell, Cannon, Carman, Carnahan, Carpenter, Carrier, Carson, Carter, Cass, Cassiday, Caswell, Catlin, Chamberlain, Chance, Chandler, Channel, Chapman, Chase, Chatley, Chesney, Childs, Chrisman, Christ, Chubbuck, Church, Clark, Clarke, Claus, Clemons, Cleveland, Cliffe, Close, Coates, Cobb, Codding, Coffin, Cogswell, Colcord, Cole, Colegrove, Coles, Collins, Conable, Cone, Conneely, Cook, Cornelison, Cornelius, Corson, Corwin, Cott, Couch, Courtice, Cowan, Cox, Coyne, Crabb, Crawford, Crippen, Crissey, Crittenden, Cromwell, Cronk, Crowell, Culver, Cupp, Curran, Curry, Curtis, Cuthbert, Dana, Dardis, Darling, Dartt, Davenport, Davies, Davis, Davison, Dean, Deane, Deans, De Lano, Dempsey, Dennison, Densmore, Depuy, Devine, De Vine, De Witt, Dibble, Dickinson, Dix, Dixon, Doane, Dobie, Dodds, Dolley, Donahue, Dowry, Drake, Dugan, Dulso, dunham, durley, durrin, Duryea, Dyer, Earl, Easton, Eastman, Easton, Eaton, Eberenz, Eby, Eckels, Eckert, Edgcomb, Edson, Edwards, Egbert, Egleston, Ellinger, Elsbree, Emery, Emmert, Engler, English, Ent, Erway, Estabrook Estell, Estes, Evans, Everitt, Eyster, Fahnestock, Fannin, Fanning, Fay, Fenton, Ferris, Ferry, Field, Finch, Fischler, Fish, Fisher, Fisk, Fitzgerald, Fleming, Flower, Foote, Forbes, Ford, Foster, Fox, Frank, Frazer, Frederick, Freeman, French, Frisbie, Fulford, Fuller, Fullerton, Gainor, Gallup, Gantt, Gardner, Garlick, Garman, Garritt, Gayton, Geary, Gee, Geer, Gentry, George, Gerow, Gibson, Gifford, Gillespie, Gillett, Gillette, Gillis, Gleason, Glecker, Glenn, Glennon, Golden, Goodman, Goodsell, Goodspeed, Gordnier, Gore, Gorrie, Gorton, Gould, Gray, Greatsinger, Green, Greene, Gridley, Griffin, Griffis, Griffith, Grow, Guile, Gulnac, Gunn, Habgood, Hackett, Haffey, Hagar, Haggerty, Hale, Hallock, Hamblin, Hamilton, Hamlin, Hammond, hamcok, Hanley, Harrington, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hastings, Hatfield, Haven, Hawkins, Hayden, Hayes, Hazen, Hazlett, Heasley, Heess, Helmes, Lemsman, Hennage, Henning, Heysham, Heywood, Higgins, Hill, Hilton, Hinds, Hoag, Hoard, Hofer, Hogan, Hogarth, Holbrook, Holcomb, Holly, Holmes, Hosterman, Hotchkiss, Houghton, Houseknecht, Hovey, Howd, Howe, Howells, Hubbard, Hulme, Humez, Hunt, Huntington, Hurd, Hurler, Hurley, Hussey, Husted, Hyde, Inman, Innes, Inscho, Irvine, Irwin, Jackson, Jacob, James, Jaynes, Jefferis, Jennings, Jewett, Johnson, Johnston, Jones, Joseph, June, Kahsnitz, Kaminsky, Kane, Karr, kay, Keck, Keeler, Keeny, Kehrer, Kellogg, Kemp, Kenyon, Kervin, Kibbe, Kiess, Kilbourne, Kimball, Kime, Kincaid, Kimmel, King, Kingley, Kirby, Klapp, Klock, Knapp, Kneeland, Knight, Kock, Korns, Kreiner, Krusen, La Bar, Lain, Landruss, Landon, Lane, Landworthy, Larrabee, Lawrence, Laye, Laymon, Learn, Learned, Leasure, Leavitt, Lechler, Lecky, Lehman, Lent, Leonard, Lesser, Lewis, Leyman, Lillibridge, Lilly, Lindhome, Lindsey, Lindsley, Little, Llewelyn, Logaugh, Lockhart, Loeb, Logan, Logue, Loney, Long, Longwell, Loomis, Lugg, Lunden, Luther, Lynch, Lyon, Mackie, Malin, Mallory, Maltby, Mangold, Markham, Marks, Marsh, Marshall, Martin, Mascho, Mathers, Maxwell, Mayo, MacEwen, McAleer, McAllister, McCandless, McCarthy, McClure, McCoy, McCraney, McCrea, McCulloch, McDowell, McFall, McFarlin, McGloin, McIlvaine, McIntosh, McIntyre, McKee, McKinney, McLaren, McLaughlin, McQuiston, McVay, Meade, Meagher, Meek, Melvin, Merritt, Messenger, Metcalf, Meyer, Miles, Millard, Miller, Mills, Minor, Mitchell, Mohney, Monroe, Moody, Moore, Morgan, Morian, Morley, Morris, Morrison, Moscrip, Mosher, Mourey, Mulhaupt, Mullin, Murphy, Naegley, Neal, Nelson, Newcomer, Newell, Newton, Nichols, Noble, Nobles, Northrop, Oakes, O'Brien, Olds, Olmstead, Orr, Osler, Osterhout, Ostrander, Oviatt, Owen, Owens, Owlett, Packard, Packer, Page, Painter, Palmer, Parker, Parkhurst, Parks, Parsons, Paterson, Patterson, Pattison, Paul, Peake, Pealer, Peeling, Perkings, Persing, Phillips, Phippen, Pitts, Place, Plank, Poley, Pool, Potter, Powell, Pratt, Presho, Preston, Pringle, Pritchard, Probyn, Prosser, Prouty, Prutsman, Putnam, Quimby, Radcliffe, Raesly, Rahm, Randall, Rasey, Rathbun, Rausher, Raymer, Raymond, Reck, Record, Redfield, Reed, Rees, Rendall, Rettenbury, Rice, Richmond, Rieppel, Rietter, Ripley, Ritter, Robarts, Roberts, Robinson, Robison, Roff, Rogers, rohe, Rose, Ross, Roy, Rumsey, Rusling, Russell, Rust, Ryan, Ryon, Salberg, Salisbury, Sanborn, Sanders, Sartwell, Schermerborn, Schirk, Schram, Scott, Scranton, Seamans, Seaward, Secor, Seely, Seldon, Sellard, Seltz, Semmler, Shanley, Sharp, Shattuck, Shaut, Shaw, Shell, Shepard, Sheppard, Sherman, Shoemaker, Shriever, Shumway, Siemens, Signor, Skelton, Sloan, Smiley, Smith, Sommers, Soules, Southworth, Specht, Spencer, Squires, Staats, Stanley, Stanton, Staples, Starr, Steele, Sterling, Stevens, Stewart, Stickman, Stiles, Stoddard, Stokes, Stone, Stover, Streby, Stull, Sullivan, Sutton, Swan, Swanson, Sweazy, Sweeney, Swimley, Swisher, Taylor, Teall, Terwilliger, Thayer, Thomas, Thompson, Thornton, Tice, Tipple, Tobin, Tomlinson, Tracy, Truman, Tubbs, Tucker, Turner, Tuttle, Upton, Van Aken, Vandergrift, Van Dusen, Van Dyke, Van Gasbeck, Van Horn, Van Loon, Van Slyke, Vantine, Vedder, Vera, Viner, Waggoner, Wagner, Waid, Waite, Wakefield, Wakley, Waldron, Walker, Walter, Walters, Ward, Warner, Washburn, Watkins, Watrous, Weaver, Webb, Webster, Weeks, Wells, Westbrook, Wetherbee, Wharton, Wheelock, White, Wilbur, Wilcox, Wilkinson, Williams, Willis, Wilson, Windsor, Winlack, Witherspoon, Wolford, Wood, Woodley, Woods, Woodward, Wright, Wynn, Yonkin, Young, Zillafro

Maps & Atlases (*** Not text searchable ***)

Map of Cameron County Pennsylvania (Edward Vosburg, 1870, Color)

Directories

Greevy & Renner's Directory of Lock Haven, Bellefonte and

Philadelphia & Erie Railroad 1874-5 (Greevy & Renner, 1874, 242 pages)

This is an early resident and business directory of various towns in Cameron, Centre, Clinton and Elk Counties, PA, for the year 1874-75.  The information is arranged alphabetically listing the resident's name, occupation and street address.  There is also a brief sketch provided for several of the towns.  The information provided varies from town to town, most having a resident and business directory, one having a business directory only.

Resident and Business Directories:

Bellefonte, Blanchard, Boalsburg, Emporium, Farandsville, Fillmore, Lamar, Lemont, Glen Union, Lock Haven, Milesburg, Pine Station, Pleasant Gap, Potter's Mills, Ridgway, Roland, Round Island, St. Marys, Tylersville, Walker, Wistar, Wolf's Store

Business Directory:

Renovo

Boyd's Williamsport City Directory 1885-1886 Including

Dubois and Lock Haven (W. Harry Boyd, 1885, 443 pages)

This is a resident and business directory of the city of Williamsport (Lycoming County), DuBois (Clearfield County) and Lock Haven (Clinton County), PA for the years 1885-1886, and also a business directory for a number of towns in Lycoming and surrounding counties.  The city directory information includes the resident's or business' name, occupation and address.   Following the main directories there are business directories for the following towns:

Cameron County: Driftwood, Emporium, Sinnamahoning;  Centre County: Bellefonte;  Clinton County: Beech Creek, Hyner, Renovo, Westport;  Jefferson County: Reynoldsville;  Lycoming County: Collomsville, English Centre, Hughesville, Jersey Shore, Larry's Creek, Linden, Montgomery Station, Montoursville, Muncy, Nisbet, Roaring Branch, Trout Run, White Pine, Wolf Run;  Northumberland County: Watsontown

Telephone Directory - Coudersport, Emporium, Galeton,

Wellsboro, Westfield and Nearby Places - February 1913

(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1913, 32 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Cameron, McKean, Potter and Tioga Counties, PA for the year 1913.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  

Towns Included:

Annin Creek, Ansonia, Antrim, Arnot, Asaph, Austin, Ayres Hill, Bingham Centre, Blackwells, Blossburg, Bristol, Brookland, Brookland Club, Brownlee, Burtville, Butler Hill, Calder, Cameron, Canoe Camp, Card Creek, Carter Camp, Climer, Clintontown, Comes Corners, Coneville, Corryville, Costello, Coudersport, Covington, Cowanesque, Crandall Hill, Crosby, Cross Forks, Delmar, East Sharon, Eldred, Elkland, Elk Run, Elmer, Emporium, English Centre, Farmers Valley, First Fork, Gaines, Galeton, Gardeau, Germania, Gold, Greyville, Grimes District, Hammersly, Harrison Valley, Hector, Heise Run, Holiday, Honeoye, Hulls, Huntley, Indian Creek, Inez, Jamerson, Keating Summit, Kennedy, Knoxville, Kress, Lamb's Creek, Landrus, Lansing, Larrabee, Larshabaugh, Lawrenceville, Leetonia, Liberty, Lick Run, Lincks, Little Marsh, Logue, Long Hollow, Lyman Run. Mainsburg, Manhattan, Mansfield, Marsh Creek, Marshlands, Marvin Creek, McFall, Middlebury, Millport, Mills, Mina, Micktown, Morris, Morris Run, Myrtle, Nauvoo, Nelson, Nelson Run, Newerf, Newfield, Niles Valley, North Fork, Norway Ridge, Norwich, Odin, Open Brook, Oregon Hill, Osceola, Pigeon Hill, Pine Grove, Pleasant Valley, Portage Creek, Port Allegany, Potter Brook Prentiss Vale, Raymond, Rock Run, Roulette, Sabinsville, Sartwell, Seven Bridges, Shawmut, Shingle House, Sinnemahoning, Sizerville, Skinner Creek, Smethport, Smith Sanitarium, Sterling Run, Stokesdale, Stone House, Stony Fork, Swanson, Sweden Valley, Sunderlineville, Tiadaghton, Trout Brook Trowsbridge's Corners, Turtle Point, Two Mile, Ulysses, Upper Lambs Creek, Viner, Walton, Watrous, Wellsboro, West Branch, Westfield, West Pike, Wharton, Whites Corners, Woodhull (NY)

Telephone Directory - Coudersport, Emporium, Galeton,

Wellsboro, Westfield and Nearby Places - November 1, 1913

(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1913, 34 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Cameron, McKean, Potter and Tioga Counties, PA for the year 1913.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  

Towns Included:

Annin Creek, Ansonia, Antrim, Arnot, Asaph, Austin, Ayres Hill, Bingham Centre, Blackwells, Blossburg, Bristol, Brookland, Brookland Club, Brownlee, Burtville, Butler Hill, Calder, Cameron, Canoe Camp, Card Creek, Carter Camp, Climer, Clintontown, Colesburg, Comes Corners, Coneville, Corryville, Costello, Coudersport, Covington, Cowanesque, Crandall Hill, Crosby, Cross Forks, Delmar, East Sharon, Eldred, Elkland, Elk Run, Elmer, Emporium, English Centre, Farmers Valley, First Fork, Gaines, Galeton, Gardeau, Germania, Gold, Greyville, Grimes District, Harrison Valley, Hector, Heise Run, Holiday, Honeoye, Hulls, Huntley, Indian Creek, Inez, Jamerson, Keating Summit, Kennedy, Knoxville, Kress, Landrus, Lansing, Larrabee, Larshabaugh, Lawrenceville, Leetonia, Liberty, Lick Run, Lincks, Little Marsh, Logue, Long Hollow, Lyman Run. Mainsburg, Manhattan, Mansfield, Marsh Creek, Marshlands, Marvin Creek, McFall, Middlebury, Millport, Mills, Mina, Mixtown, Morris, Morris Run, Myrtle, Nauvoo, Nelson, Nelson Run, Newerf, Newfield, Niles Valley, North Fork, Norway Ridge, Odin, Open Brook, Oregon Hill, Osceola, Oswayo, Pigeon Hill, Pine Grove, Pleasant Valley, Portage Creek, Port Allegany, Potter Brook, Prentiss Vale, Raymond, Rock Run, Roulette, Sabinsville, Sartwell, Seven Bridges, Shawmut, Shingle House, Sinnemahoning, Sizerville, Skinner Creek, Smethport, Sterling Run, Stokesdale, Stone House, Stony Fork, Sweden Valley, Sunderlineville, Tiadaghton, Trout Brook, Trowsbridge's Corners, Turtle Point, Two Mile, Ulysses, Viner, Walton, Watrous, Wellsboro, West Branch, Westfield, West Pike, Wharton, Whites Corners, Woodhull (NY)

Telephone Directory - Coudersport, Emporium, Galeton,

Wellsboro, Westfield and Nearby Places - June 1, 1914

(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1914, 34 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Cameron, McKean, Potter and Tioga Counties, PA for the year 1914.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  

Towns Included:

Annin Creek, Ansonia, Antrim, Arnot, Asaph, Austin, Ayres Hill, Bingham Centre, Blackwells, Blossburg, Bristol, Brookland, Brookland Club, Brownlee, Burtville, Butler Hill, Calder, Cameron, Canoe Camp, Card Creek, Carter Camp, Climer, Clintontown, Colesburg, Comes Corners, Coneville, Corryville, Costello, Coudersport, Covington, Cowanesque, Crandall Hill, Crosby, Cross Forks, Delmar, East Sharon, Eldred, Elkland, Elk Run, Elmer, Emporium, English Centre, Farmers Valley, First Fork, Gaines, Galeton, Gardeau, Germania, Gold, Greyville, Grimes District, Harrison Valley, Hector, Heise Run, Holiday, Honeoye, Hulls, Huntley, Indian Creek, Inez, Jamerson, Keating Summit, Kennedy, Knoxville, Kress, Landrus, Lansing, Larrabee, Larshabaugh, Lawrenceville, Leetonia, Liberty, Lick Run, Lincks, Little Marsh, Logue, Long Hollow, Lyman Run. Mainsburg, Manhattan, Mansfield, Marsh Creek, Marshlands, Marvin Creek, McFall, Middlebury, Millport, Mills, Mina, Mixtown, Morris, Morris Run, Myrtle, Nauvoo, Nelson, Nelson Run, Newerf, Newfield, Niles Valley, North Fork, Norway Ridge, Odin, Open Brook, Oregon Hill, Osceola, Oswayo, Pigeon Hill, Pine Grove, Pleasant Valley, Portage Creek, Port Allegany, Potter Brook, Prentiss Vale, Raymond, Rock Run, Roulette, Sabinsville, Sartwell, Seven Bridges, Shawmut, Shingle House, Sinnemahoning, Sizerville, Skinner Creek, Smethport, Sterling Run, Stokesdale, Stone House, Stony Fork, Sweden Valley, Sunderlineville, Sunderlinville, Tiadaghton, Trout Brook, Trowsbridge's Corners, Turtle Point, Two Mile, Ulysses, Viner, Walton, Watrous, Wellsboro, West Branch, Westfield, West Pike, Whites Corners, Woodhull (NY)

Telephone Directory - Coudersport, Emporium, Galeton,

Wellsboro, Westfield and Nearby Places - February 1, 1915

(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1915, 34 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Cameron, McKean, Potter and Tioga Counties, PA for the year 1914.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  

Towns Included:

Annin Creek, Ansonia, Antrim, Asaph, Austin, Ayres Hill, Bingham Centre, Blackwells, Blossburg, Bristol, Brookland, Brookland Club, Brownlee, Burtville, Calder, Cameron, Card Creek, Carter Camp, Climer, Clintontown, Comes Corners, Coneville, Corryville, Costello, Coudersport, Covington, Cowanesque, Crandall Hill, Crosby, Cross Forks, Delmar, East Sharon, Eldred, Elkland, Elk Run, Elmer, Emporium, English Centre, Farmers Valley, Gaines, Galeton, Gardeau, Germania, Gold, Greyville, Grimes District, Harrison Valley, Hector, Heise Run, Holiday, Honeoye, Huntley, Indian Creek, Inez, Keating Summit, Kennedy, Knoxville, Kress, Landrus, Lansing, Larrabee, Lawrenceville, Leetonia, Liberty, Lick Run, Lincks, Long Hollow, Lyman Run. Mainsburg, Manhattan, Mansfield, Marsh Creek, Marshlands, Marvin Creek, Middlebury, Millport, Mills, Mixtown, Morris, Morris Run, Myrtle, Nauvoo, Nelson, Newerf, Newfield, Niles Valley, North Fork, Norway Ridge, Odin, Open Brook, Oregon Hill, Osceola, Oswayo, Pigeon Hill, Pine Grove, Portage Creek, Port Allegany, Potter Brook, Prentiss Vale, Raymond, Rock Run, Roulette, Sabinsville, Sartwell, Seven Bridges, Shawmut, Shingle House, Sinnemahoning, Sizerville, Skinner Creek, Smethport, Sterling Run, Stokesdale, Stone House, Stony Fork, Sweden Valley, Sunderlineville, Sunderlinville, Tiadaghton, Trout Brook, Trowsbridge's Corners, Turtle Point, Two Mile, Ulysses, Viner, Watrous, Wellsboro, West Branch, Westfield, West Pike, Whites Corners

Telephone Directory – Oct. 1933

(Home Telephone Company, 1933, 48 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Cameron, Elk, and Jefferson Counties, PA for the year 1933.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  

Towns Included:

Brockport, Brockway, Carmen, Cartwright, Centerville, Challenge, Crenshaw, Croyland, Dagus, Daguschonda, Dagus Mills, Dahoga, Deckertown, Dellwood, Driftwood, Drummond, Eagle Valley, Elbon, Emporium, Gardeau, Glen Hazel, Hallton, Hydes, Instanter, Johnsonburg, Kersey, Kyler, Lanes Mills, Maplehurst, Portland Mills, Rasselas, Rich Valley, Ridgway, Rolfe, Shawmut, Shelvey, Sinnemahoning, Sizerville, St. Mary’s, Sterling Run, Straight, Toby Mines, West Creek, Wilcox

Telephone Directory – October 1935

(Home Telephone Company, 1935, 50 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Cameron, Elk, and Jefferson Counties, PA for the year 1935.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  

Towns Included:

Brandy Camp, Brockport, Brockway, Carmen, Cartwright, Centerville, Challenge, Crenshaw, Croyland, Dagus, Daguschonda, Dagus Mills, Dahoga, Deckertown, Dellwood, Driftwood, Drummond, Eagle Valley, Elbon, Emporium, Gardeau, Glen Hazel, Hallton, Hydes, Instanter, Johnsonburg, Kersey, Kyler, Lanes Mills, Maplehurst, Portland Mills, Rasselas, Rich Valley, Ridgway, Rolfe, Shawmut, Shelvey, Sinnemahoning, Sizerville, St. Mary’s, Sterling Run, Straight, Toby Mines, West Creek, Wilcox

Telephone Directory – June 1936

(Home Telephone Company, 1936, 50 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Cameron, Elk, and Jefferson Counties, PA for the year 1936.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  

Towns Included:

Brandy Camp, Brockport, Brockway, Carmen, Cartwright, Centerville, Challenge, Crenshaw, Croyland, Dagus, Daguschonda, Dagus Mills, Dahoga, Deckertown, Dellwood, Driftwood, Drummond, Eagle Valley, Elbon, Emporium, Gardeau, Glen Hazel, Hallton, Hydes, Instanter, Johnsonburg, Kersey, Kyler, Lanes Mills, Maplehurst, Portland Mills, Rasselas, Rich Valley, Ridgway, Rolfe, Shawmut, Shelvey, Sinnemahoning, Sizerville, St. Mary’s, Sterling Run, Straight, Toby Mines, West Creek, Wilcox

Telephone Directory – June 1937

(Home Telephone Company, 1937, 50 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Cameron, Elk, and Jefferson Counties, PA for the year 1937.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  

Towns Included:

Brandy Camp, Brockport, Brockway, Carmen, Cartwright, Centerville, Challenge, Crenshaw, Croyland, Dagus, Daguschonda, Dagus Mills, Dahoga, Deckertown, Dellwood, Driftwood, Drummond, Eagle Valley, Elbon, Emporium, Gardeau, Glen Hazel, Hallton, Hydes, Instanter, Johnsonburg, Kersey, Kyler, Lanes Mills, Maplehurst, Portland Mills, Rasselas, Rich Valley, Ridgway, Rolfe, Shawmut, Shelvey, Sinnemahoning, Sizerville, St. Mary’s, Sterling Run, Straight, Toby Mines, West Creek, Wilcox

Telephone Directory – Dec. 1937

(Home Telephone Company, 1937, 50 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Cameron, Elk, and Jefferson Counties, PA for the year 1937.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  

Towns Included:

Brandy Camp, Brockport, Brockway, Carmen, Cartwright, Centerville, Challenge, Crenshaw, Croyland, Dagus, Daguschonda, Dagus Mills, Dahoga, Deckertown, Dellwood, Driftwood, Drummond, Eagle Valley, Elbon, Emporium, Gardeau, Glen Hazel, Hallton, Hydes, Instanter, Johnsonburg, Kersey, Kyler, Lanes Mills, Maplehurst, Portland Mills, Rasselas, Rich Valley, Ridgway, Rolfe, Shawmut, Shelvey, Sinnemahoning, Sizerville, St. Mary’s, Sterling Run, Straight, Toby Mines, West Creek, Wilcox

Telephone Directory – May 1939

(Home Telephone Company, 1939, 44 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Cameron, Elk, and Jefferson Counties, PA for the year 1937.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  

Towns Included:

Brandy Camp, Brockport, Brockway, Carmen, Cartwright, Centerville, Challenge, Crenshaw, Croyland, Dagus, Daguschonda, Dagus Mills, Dahoga, Deckertown, Dellwood, Driftwood, Drummond, Eagle Valley, Elbon, Emporium, Gardeau, Glen Hazel, Hallton, Hydes, Instanter, Johnsonburg, Kersey, Kyler, Lanes Mills, Maplehurst, Portland Mills, Rasselas, Rich Valley, Ridgway, Rolfe, Shawmut, Shelvey, Sinnemahoning, Sizerville, St. Mary’s, Sterling Run, Straight, Toby Mines, West Creek, Wilcox

Telephone Directory – December 1946

(Home Telephone Company, 1946, 120 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Cameron, Elk, and Jefferson Counties, PA for the year 1946.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  

Towns Included:

Brandy Camp, Brockport, Brockway, Carmen, Cartwright, Crenshaw, Croyland, Dagus, Daguschonda, Dagus Mills, Dahoga, Deckertown, Driftwood, Drummond, Elbon, Emporium, Gardeau, Glen Hazel, Hallton, Hydes, Instanter, Johnsonburg, Kersey, Keystone, Kyler, Lanes Mills, Maplehurst, Portland Mills, Rich Valley, Ridgway, Rolfe, Shawmut, Shelvey, Sinnemahoning, Sizerville, St. Mary’s, Sterling Run, Straight, Toby Mines, West Creek, Wilcox

Telephone Directory – April 1952

(Home Telephone Company, 1952, 162 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Cameron, Elk, and Jefferson Counties, PA for the year 1952.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  It also includes the "Yellow Pages", classifield business directory of the area.

Towns Included:

Brandy Camp, Bryan Hill, Beechwood, Berwind Heights, Brockport, Brockway, Cameron, Castle Gardens, Clarion, Clarion Heights, Clear Creek, Coal Hollow, Cobb, Condot, Crenshaw, Daguschonda, Dagus Mines, Dill Settlement, Driftwood, Elbon, Emporium, Fairview Hill, German Settlement, Glen Hazel, Grandview Park, Helen Mills, Hillview, Houston, Howard Circle, Howard Siding, Huntley, Johnsonburg, Keating Summit, Kersey, Keystone, Klondike, Lake City, Lanes Mills, Long Level, McCullough, Moore Hill, Nicholas, North Creek, Portage, Portland Mills, Prospect Park, Rich Valley, Ridgway, Scotland, Schissle, Shelvey Summit, Silver Creek, Sinnemahoning, Sizerville, South Mountain, South Park, St. Mary’s, Sterling Run, Sycamore, Sylvan Heights, Tapwingo Farms, Tannery Row, Toby Valley, Truman, West Creek, West Garden, Wilcox, Whittimore Hill