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 Backup Corners (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 Backup Corners. 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 Backup Corners ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Backup Corners: Backup Cors.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Backup Corners is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Cattaraugus (NY), Chautauqua (NY), Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, McKean & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Backup Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Backup Corners:
- Warren County (The home county of Backup Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Backup Corners, with the one closest to Backup Corners listed first.
- Putnamville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Putnamville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- East Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Warren is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hemlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Stoneham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Irvine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarendon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Big Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bend is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Youngsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Backup Corners, with the one closest to Backup Corners listed first.
- Vrooman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Spartansburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Backup Corners, with the one closest to Backup Corners listed first.
- Windy City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- James City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McKinley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Russell City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Backup Corners, with the one closest to Backup Corners listed first.
- Corry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Elgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Backup Corners, with the one closest to Backup Corners listed first.
- Balltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Sheffield Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Fagundus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Iron City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Marienville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Backup Corners, with the one closest to Backup Corners listed first.
- Westline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Timbuck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Timbuck is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuck
- Kane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tallyho
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Custer City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Degolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Degolia is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
- Lewis Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Big Shanty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Big Shanty is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
- Foster Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Foster Brook is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
- Coontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Kanesholm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Backup Corners, with the one closest to Backup Corners listed first.
- Onoville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Elko ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elko is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko has also been known as:
- Wolf Run
- Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
- Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
- Tunesassa
- Cold Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Randolph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Randolph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- Conewango
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
- Napoli
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
- Axeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Leon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Limestone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Backup Corners, with the one closest to Backup Corners listed first.
- Kiantone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
- Frewsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ivory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ivory is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Busti
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Falconer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Celoron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poland Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
- Fluvanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
- Lakewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenhurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Backup Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Backup Corners.
Cemeteries Near Backup Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Backup Corners.
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 Backup Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Backup Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Backup Corners, with the one closest to Backup Corners listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Snyder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weiler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Weiler Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of North Warren.
- The Weiler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yankee Bush Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142104 <3>
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marshtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irvine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (150 more) ...
- Fentonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seven Dolors Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Backup Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Backup Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Backup Corners, with the one closest to Backup Corners listed first.
- Russell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Warren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Warren is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Warren
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Warren is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
- Scandia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scandia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
- Lander
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lander is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Glade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Hemlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Fentonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fentonville is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fentonville
- Kiantone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
- Chandlers Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chandlers Valley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Valley
- Irvine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stoneham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Youngsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarendon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Backup Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Backup Corners.
Newspapers Published in Backup Corners ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Backup Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Backup Corners, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Backup Corners.
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 Backup Corners:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Elk County
- Erie County
- Forest County
- McKean County
- Cattaraugus County
- Chautauqua 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Backup Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Backup Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |