Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Akerly (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 Akerly. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Akerly is located in Erie County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Erie County: Chautauqua (NY), Ashtabula (OH), Crawford (OH) & Warren (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Akerly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Akerly:
- Erie County (The home county of Akerly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Akerly, with the one closest to Akerly listed first.
- Tracy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tracy is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Keepville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keepville is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Pennside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennside is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cranesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cross is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Platea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Platea is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Girard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Girard is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
- Little Elk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Elk is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Francis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Francis is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Akerly, with the one closest to Akerly listed first.
- Springboro Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Springboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Conneautville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crossingville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Dicksonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Pymatuning North
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
- Linesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mosiertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Norrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Coons Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Harmonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
- Espyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Watson Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Watson Run is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Run
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Akerly, with the one closest to Akerly listed first.
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kennard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- York County
- Adamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Akerly, with the one closest to Akerly listed first.
- Conneaut
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelloggsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Kingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Kingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gould
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Crestlawn Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Edgewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Parkwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Richmond Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Former name for Richmond Center:
- Richmond Centre
- Ashtabula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dorset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Lake County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Akerly, with the one closest to Akerly listed first.
- North Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Madison is located in Lake County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Akerly, with the one closest to Akerly listed first.
- Barclay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barclay is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Gustavus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Akerly, see our County-by-County Page for Akerly.
Cemeteries Near Akerly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Akerly.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Akerly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Akerly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Akerly, with the one closest to Akerly listed first.
- Clarks Corner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cottage Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reeds Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salsbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Lakeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farnham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Durkee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Randall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- The Randall Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Albion.
- The Randall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Randall / Valley Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976564 <2>
- City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Monroe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Akerly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Akerly.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Akerly, with the one closest to Akerly listed first.
- Tracy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tracy is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- West Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bushnell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Keepville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keepville is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Monroe Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Former name for Monroe Center:
- Monroe Centre
- Pennside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennside is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Conneaut
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riggs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riggs is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Beaver Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Center
- Former name for Beaver Center:
- Beaver Centre
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kelloggsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Springboro Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Shadeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shadeland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Akerly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Akerly.
Newspapers Published in Akerly ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Akerly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Akerly, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Akerly.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Akerly:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Mercer County
- York County
- Ashtabula County
- Lake County
- Trumbull County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Akerly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Akerly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |