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 Bagdad (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 Bagdad. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bagdad 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 Bagdad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bagdad:
- Erie County (The home county of Bagdad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagdad, with the one closest to Bagdad listed first.
- Waterford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- LeBoeuf Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Waterford Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- McKean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKean is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- McKean has also been known as:
- Middleboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKean <1>
- Edinboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Kearsarge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Phillipsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wattsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagdad, with the one closest to Bagdad listed first.
- Cambridge Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brown Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Venango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodcock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Canadohta Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Crossingville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Lincolnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Rootville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Mosiertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Riceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Saegertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Blooming Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Venango County
- Wilson Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagdad, with the one closest to Bagdad listed first.
- Colza
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- East Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Bear Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sanford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Selkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Lottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagdad, with the one closest to Bagdad listed first.
- Findley Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- French Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- North Clymer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Slab City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Sherman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Panama
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Niobe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stebbins Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
- Forsyth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- Conneaut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bagdad, see our County-by-County Page for Bagdad.
Cemeteries Near Bagdad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bagdad.
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 Bagdad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bagdad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bagdad, with the one closest to Bagdad listed first.
- Sharpes Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Corners Cemetery
- The Sharpes Corners Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharpe Cemetery
- Waterford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bonnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Valley Cemetery
- Tallmadge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46556 <2>
- Golden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mackey Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Phillipsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St.s Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chapinville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Bagdad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bagdad.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bagdad, with the one closest to Bagdad listed first.
- Waterford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waterford Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- McLane
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McLane is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLane
- McLallen Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McLallen Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLallen Corners
- Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- West Greene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Greene is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Godard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Godard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godard
- McKean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKean is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- McKean has also been known as:
- Middleboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKean <1>
- Edinboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drakes Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Drakes Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Mills
- Langdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Langdon is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kearsarge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Arbuckle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Hammett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hammett is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bagdad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bagdad.
Newspapers Published in Bagdad ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bagdad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bagdad, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bagdad.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bagdad:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- Chautauqua County
- Ashtabula 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 Bagdad, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bagdad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |