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 Annin Creek (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 Annin Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Annin Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Annin Creek: Annin Crk. (or less commonly used: Annin Ck. or Annin Cr.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Annin Creek is located in McKean 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 McKean County: Allegany (NY), Cattaraugus (NY), Cameron, Elk, Forest, Potter & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Annin Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Annin Creek:
- McKean County (The home county of Annin Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Annin Creek, with the one closest to Annin Creek listed first.
- Sartwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Myrtle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Port Allegany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Larabee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Eldred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smethport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duke Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Crosby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Rixford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rixford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Wrights Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Rew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rew is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annin Creek, with the one closest to Annin Creek listed first.
- Emporium
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weber City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Beechwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annin Creek, with the one closest to Annin Creek listed first.
- Instanter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Streights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annin Creek, with the one closest to Annin Creek listed first.
- Shinglehouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Millport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- East Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Honeoye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- Coneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Roulette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chrystal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Oswayo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Coudersport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Inez
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Annin Creek, with the one closest to Annin Creek listed first.
- Bowler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Little Genesee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bolivar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Kossuth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Richburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sawyer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Vosburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- West Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Clarksville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Allentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petrolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Annin Creek, with the one closest to Annin Creek listed first.
- Portville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Four Mile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Rock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Weston Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Westons Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <1>
- Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Saint Bonaventure
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allegany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chipmunk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- Limestone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- New Ireland has also been known as:
- Irish Town
- Little Ireland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Annin Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Annin Creek.
Cemeteries Near Annin Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Annin Creek.
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 Annin Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Annin Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Annin Creek, with the one closest to Annin Creek listed first.
- Lewis Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Gabriels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lamphier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moody Hollow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Portville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Card Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (128 more) ...
- Well Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Little Genesee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Annin Creek had a population of 119 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Annin Creek, with the one closest to Annin Creek listed first.
- Sartwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Williston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Shinglehouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Port Allegany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Center is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
- Ceres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Larabee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Millport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- East Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Bowler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Bullis Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bullis Mills is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullis Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Eldred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burtville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burtville is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Clara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clara is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Annin Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Annin Creek.
Newspapers Published in Annin Creek ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Annin Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Annin Creek, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Annin Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Annin Creek:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to McKean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Elk County
- Potter County
- Allegany County
- Cattaraugus 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 Annin Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Annin Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |