The Ghost Town of Fall Brook and its Cemetery in the Tioga Forest

Come along as we head into the Tioga State Forest to investigate the Fall Brook Cemetery. The cemetery is the most prominent artifact left behind from a coal town of 1,400 people in the late 1800s. Fall Brook Coal Company and the Fall Brook Coal Railway were instrumental in creating a town that supported mining operations. Explore this abandoned cemetery in the middle of the Tioga State Forest.

[@blacktara3936]

It's been 20 years since I last visited Fall Brook Cemetery. Seems it's changed some. There used to be an iron-wrought, fenced in area in the back, to the right. We had to approach the graves carefully, as big holes were dug down into some of the graves- woodchucks? What a beautiful spot to rest in for eternity. May the good souls of Fall Brook, Pa rest in peace. Thanks for the video!

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

There are two enclosed areas that remain, only what is the type of fence you describe. I'll double check the next time I am up there. Thanks for watching.

[@pattycota6195]

😃 I Love this type of history..........THANKS..✌❤

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

It was fun visualizing the old town. Thanks for watching.

[@teresasalais4406]

I live in Mansfield PA and I try to go to this cemetery at least once a year, it is great to look at the old headstones. Not a fan of any vandals that go there to drink and get drunk and leave there trash all around. A great place to get rubbings from.

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

We enjoy looking up the names to see what they did and how they were part of the community of Fallbrook. Thanks for watching.

[@karenmcewan103]

Thank you so much! I now know where to go to see if some of my ancestors are in the Fallbrook cemetery. My roots are in Tioga Co. When I was a teen my grandmother showed me an indentation (house foundation) in the ground where the house stood in Fallbrook where she was born. My Dad grew up in the woods of the state forest there, hunting and fishing. As a child I spent many a summer with my extended family in Bloss. Karen McEwan

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

I suggest taking shaving cream with you when you go to the cemetery. If the letters have deteriorated, you can spray shaving cream on and squeege it off to get a better read. Also check out the Fallbrook waterfall. It is a short wall and rather stunning. Thanks for watching.

[@jeffb6348]

Interesting history Scott thx for sharing!1👍

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

Thanks for watching. A love digging into the history of areas I like to explore.

[@TravelingBuckeyes]

Old cemeteries have so many stories to tell, we enjoy walking through them and reading the headstones. Thanks for sharing the history of the old town!

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

This is near our cabin so it was nearby. We enjoy the area up in Tioga. Thanks for watching.

[@Traveler_Greg]

Great video and interesting ghost town. Best regards and thanks for sharing. Have a good week. 👍

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

Thanks for watching. Its an interesting area to explore.

[@TheDaubSquad]

This reminds of a place my dad took me once called “Pithole City.” It’s somewhere in Venango County. Nice drive you had.

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

This is near my cabin in Tioga County PA. Its an awesome spot in the middle of the state forest. Thanks for watching.

[@YourBeastRoy]

I drive on those roads all the time. Definitely gonna check this place out man!

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

Check it out, also, don't forget to check out the Fallbrook Falls. Thanks for watching.

[@coreysine3952]

Nice video, very familiar with that area We like explore some of the other old cemeteries in that area as well.

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

There is a lot to see and do up in that area. We like finding those interesting spots. Thanks for watching.

[@CookingwithRick]

Hi Scott, that's some fascinating yet scary stuff good video buddy.

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

It is a cool spot in the middle of the forest. Didn't venture there at night! Thanks for watching.

[@ratfinkron5793]

Great vid Scott that Cemetery was awesome

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

It a great place to explore. Thanks for watching.

[@FatalFinality]

When I was a teenager i visited once in the middle of winter late at night... had a paranormal experience i still question myself about. Myself and two friends heard footsteps crunching in the snow as if someone was running toward us and directly up to us. We could very clearly see in surprisingly bright moonlight that nobody was there. We went back the very next day and sure enough, was what looked like shoeprints in the snow (which stopped abruptly where we stood and didnt contintue or turn back).

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

Its a cool place, maybe perfect for a Hallow's Eve party. Thanks for watching

[@supersquirrelanimates6217]

Love ur Vids! Please bring back the Compac 16!

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

I'm working on that right now, next compac vid should be up in a week or two. Thanks for watching.

[@supersquirrelanimates6217]

@@BikesBoatsBivouacs Thanks so much!

[@thetravelingelk1155]

During my travels I like to stop in the cemeteries. Lotta history to be learned. Sunny peaches also likes to walk in them but I do take a bag with me. LOL nice job on the video Scott.

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

I like exploring. I found another old cemetery at Hickory Run State Park with an interesting story. Dropped an envelope in the mail for you this morning. Thanks for watching.

[@MemawsMatters]

Scott nice video. Cemeteries have so much to tell us👍🏻 Amazing about the ghost town too. TYFS

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

Its really amazing how nature reclaims what we neglect. Thanks for watching.

[@LuckyDawgProductionsModerator]

Enjoyed your video, Scott. I love going to old cemeteries looking at the stones and reading the names. I am into Ancestry, and would have enjoyed photographing old headstones for Find-A-Grave, etc. I've requested a few pics be taken of my ancestors gravestones. Very cool when someone will do that for you and post the pic when you aren't able to be there to do that. Thanks for the great video, Scott.

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

The colonel is planning on tracing out some of the names from the cemetery. Thanks for watching.

[@LuckyDawgProductions]

Great video, Scott. Cool history. Fall Brook sounds like an old mental institution. Interesting the path and cemetery is all that is left of the town. Enjoy going through old cemeteries. So many stories there.

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

In looking at these old towns and cemetery, it makes you realize the power of nature. Thanks for watching.

[@joshbolt1139]

Earl Bolt was my great great grandfather, his family is buried there, but he is in a different cemetery

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

Its a fascinating cemetery to explore and link to historical figures. Thanks for watching.

[@whittakerfarm1856]

Are you related to Steve Bolt of Canoe Camp Creek road?

[@richnittinger6671]

Where's your after dark videos? You leand up against a tree and hear a woman crying in the iron gated plot😢😊

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

I'll have to return to the Forest and set up camp. Lol. Thanks for watching.

[@michellesavino8109]

Hmmm. Chase and I are not sure 😂

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

Lol. Thanks for watching.

[@dbeach4044]

Nice to see all this, Scott. With your OK, I'd like to put a link to this on my website fallbrookrailway.com. Another piece of the disappearing history of Fall Brook.

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

Put the link in your website. We love exploring the area. Thanks for watching.