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 Brockway (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 Brockway. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Brockway is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Armstrong, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Forest & Indiana.
Below are the counties that are near Brockway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brockway:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Brockway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway, with the one closest to Brockway listed first.
- Crenshaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Schoffner Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Allens Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Red Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Munderf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Falls Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hazen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Pancoast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Sandy Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Prescottville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Reynoldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway, with the one closest to Brockway listed first.
- McWilliams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Millville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Cameron County
- Beechwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway, with the one closest to Brockway listed first.
- Cooksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Day
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Crown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Crates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Waterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Waterson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
- Helen Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Leeper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Strattanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Frogtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Arthurs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arthurs is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurs
- Clarion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway, with the one closest to Brockway listed first.
- Treasure Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- DuBois
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Winterburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Tyler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Stanley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Helvetia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Luthersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Troutville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Laborde
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Grampian
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway, with the one closest to Brockway listed first.
- Brockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shawmut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Horton City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Challenge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kylers Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Ridgway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hallton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Dagus Mines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Whistletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Millstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Scattertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway, with the one closest to Brockway listed first.
- Clarington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Redclyffe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Marienville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Gilfoyle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Iron City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Roses
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Sheffield Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Balltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway, with the one closest to Brockway listed first.
- Johnsonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Rossiter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Urey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Trade City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Glen Campbell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marchand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway, with the one closest to Brockway listed first.
- Kane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Kanesholm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Hutchins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Freeman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway, with the one closest to Brockway listed first.
- Henrys Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Donaldson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Hoover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Barnes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brockway, see our County-by-County Page for Brockway.
Cemeteries Near Brockway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brockway.
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 Brockway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brockway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brockway, with the one closest to Brockway listed first.
- Wildwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Tobias Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brockport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beechwoods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Munderf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bundy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bundy Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of DuBois.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44475 <2>
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riggs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (113 more) ...
- Rumbarger Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morningside 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.<4>
While we didn't find Brockway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brockway.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brockway, with the one closest to Brockway listed first.
- Sugar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Beechtree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beechtree is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechtree
- Lanes Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
- Crenshaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Coal Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Glen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Glen
- McMinns Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McMinns Summit is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinns Summit
- Brockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cartwright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Allens Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Harveys Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harveys Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Run
- Challenge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Carman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carman is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Schoffner Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Brandy Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brockway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brockway.
Newspapers Published in Brockway ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brockway.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brockway, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brockway.
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 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 Brockway:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Cameron County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Lawrence County
- McKean County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brockway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Brockway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |