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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 Barnes (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 Barnes. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Barnes is located in Warren County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties 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 Barnes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barnes:

  • Warren County     (The home county of Barnes)
  • Clarion County
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Windy City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
      • Windy City is located in Elk County
    • Russell City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
      • Russell City is located in Elk County
    • James City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
      • James City is located in Elk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for James City <1>
    • Wilcox
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hallton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
      • Hallton is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hallton
      • From Barnes to Hallton
    • Streights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Streights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
      • Streights is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Streights
      • From Barnes to Streights
    • Lake City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Millstone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Johnsonburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Whistletown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
      • Whistletown is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whistletown
      • From Barnes to Whistletown
    • Ridgway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
      • Ridgway is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <1>
    • Instanter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Instanter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
      • Instanter is located in Elk County
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Sheffield Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Iron City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Forest County
    • Balltown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Forest County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Balltown
      • From Barnes to Balltown
    • Marienville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Roses
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roses. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
      • Roses is located in Forest County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roses
      • From Barnes to Roses
    • Gilfoyle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Trunkeyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Redclyffe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redclyffe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
      • Redclyffe is located in Forest County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Redclyffe
      • From Barnes to Redclyffe
    • Fagundus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fagundus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
      • Fagundus is located in Forest County
    • Clarington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Tionesta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson County
  • McKean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Kane
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Westline
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Coontown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kanesholm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tallyho
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Freeman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in McKean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Freeman
      • From Barnes to Freeman
    • Hutchins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
      • Hutchins is located in McKean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hutchins
      • From Barnes to Hutchins
    • Mount Jewett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Big Shanty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Shanty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
      • Big Shanty is located in McKean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Big Shanty
      • From Barnes to Big Shanty
    • Lewis Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
      • Lewis Run is located in McKean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <1>
    • Custer City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
      • Custer City is located in McKean County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer City <1>
    • Degolia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Venango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Pleasantville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Pithole City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pithole City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
      • Pithole City is located in Venango County
  • Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Onoville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elko. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Elko has also been known as:
      • Wolf Run
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elko
      • From Barnes to Elko
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quaker Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
      • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
      • Tunesassa
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quaker Bridge
      • From Barnes to Quaker Bridge
  • Chautauqua County (NY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barnes, see our County-by-County Page for Barnes.

Cemeteries Near Barnes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barnes.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barnes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.

  • Brookston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Moriah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherry Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Callistus Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Callistus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Callistus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Irvine Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irvine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irvine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greendale Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greendale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (84 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • North Forest Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Forest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Snyder Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Barnes had a population of 234 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.

  • Sheffield
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Donaldson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Saybrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
    • Saybrook is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saybrook
    • From Barnes to Saybrook
  • Roystone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roystone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
    • Roystone is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Roystone
    • From Barnes to Roystone
  • Brookston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
    • Brookston is located in Forest County
  • Tiona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiona
    • Tiona is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiona <1>
  • Ludlow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Ludlow is located in McKean County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <1>
  • Sheffield Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Cherry Grove is located in Warren County
  • Clarendon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wetmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
    • Wetmore is located in McKean County
  • Chaffee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
    • Chaffee is located in Elk County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Balltown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Forest County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Balltown
      • From Barnes to Balltown
    • Stoneham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stoneham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stoneham
      • From Barnes to Stoneham
    • Mayburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayburg
      • Mayburg is located in Forest County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barnes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barnes.

Newspapers Published in Barnes ...

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 Barnes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barnes, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barnes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Barnes:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barnes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barnes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barnes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6787, Longitude: -79.0283       In this case, the coordinates for Barnes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Barnes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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