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 Barrs 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 Barrs 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 Barrs 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.
- A typical abbreviation for Barrs Corners: Barrs Cors.
- While the name of this community is Barrs Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Barrs Corners may originally have been Barr's Corners.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Barrs Corners might be written as Barr Corners.
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 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.
Barrs Corners is located in Venango 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 Venango County: Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Forest, Mercer & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Barrs Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barrs Corners:
- Venango County (The home county of Barrs Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrs Corners, with the one closest to Barrs Corners listed first.
- Nickleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Emlenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cranberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Saint George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Coal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Seneca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hill City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Fertigs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Eakin Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Siverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Woodland Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
- Clintonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bullion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrs Corners, with the one closest to Barrs Corners listed first.
- Parker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Queenstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Kaylor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Wattersonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Rimer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tidal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Cowansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- South Bethlehem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Deanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Frenchs Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrs Corners, with the one closest to Barrs Corners listed first.
- Cherry Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Murrinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Ferris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Bruin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Harrisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Petrolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Karns City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bovard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Forestville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Hooker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrs Corners, with the one closest to Barrs Corners listed first.
- Lamartine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Saint Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Turkey City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Knox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Foxburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alum Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Beaver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Wentlings Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wentlings Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentlings Corners
- Elk City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Iron City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Pine City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrs Corners, with the one closest to Barrs Corners listed first.
- Deckard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Gresham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Black Ash
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Cochranton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fauncetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Titusville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hydetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Frenchtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Guys Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Townville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Tryonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Wayland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrs Corners, with the one closest to Barrs Corners listed first.
- Tionesta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Fagundus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Gilfoyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Redclyffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrs Corners, with the one closest to Barrs Corners listed first.
- Corsica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Ella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Summerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrs Corners, with the one closest to Barrs Corners listed first.
- Grant City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Harlansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Volant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrs Corners, with the one closest to Barrs Corners listed first.
- Kilgore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- North Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrine Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Swamproot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Perrys Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Sandy Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Stoneboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Jackson Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- New Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrs Corners, with the one closest to Barrs Corners listed first.
- Enterprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Selkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barrs Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Barrs Corners.
Cemeteries Near Barrs Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barrs 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 Barrs Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barrs Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barrs Corners, with the one closest to Barrs Corners listed first.
- Rockland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bickle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Georgeville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zion United Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Melat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shaffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Schreffler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Starr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Barrs Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barrs Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barrs Corners, with the one closest to Barrs Corners listed first.
- Pittsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pittsville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rockland is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Emlenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nickleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Saint George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Dotter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dotter is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotter
- Cranberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- East Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Sandy is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandy
- Mariasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamartine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Astral
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Astral is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astral
- Foster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Coal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Seneca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kennerdell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barrs Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barrs Corners.
Newspapers Published in Barrs 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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barrs Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barrs Corners, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barrs Corners.
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 websites either 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 Barrs Corners:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Venango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Barrs Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Barrs Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |