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 Brookston (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 Brookston. 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.
Brookston is located in Forest 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 Forest County: Clarion, Elk, Jefferson, Venango & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Brookston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brookston:
- Forest County (The home county of Brookston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Sheffield Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Iron City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Balltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Marienville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Roses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Gilfoyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Redclyffe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Clarington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Trunkeyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Fagundus
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Jamison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Crown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Cooksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leeper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newmansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Wolfs Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Helen Furnace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Fryburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Russell City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Windy City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- McKinley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- James City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilcox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hallton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Johnsonburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Whistletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Streights
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Millstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Ridgway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Schoffner Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Munderf
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Ella
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Sigel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brockway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Crenshaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Hazen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Howe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Allens Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Kane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Kanesholm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Westline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tallyho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Freeman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Hutchins
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Mount Jewett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Timbuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Timbuck is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuck
- Big Shanty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Shanty is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
- Lewis Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clermont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Donaldson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Henrys Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Barnes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Hoover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Roystone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saybrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Hermit Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
- Clarendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Big Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Hemlock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Elko ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elko is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko has also been known as:
- Wolf Run
- Onoville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
- Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
- Tunesassa
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- Kiantone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brookston, see our County-by-County Page for Brookston.
Cemeteries Near Brookston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookston.
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 Brookston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brookston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Brookston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Callistus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Forest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lone Pine Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Kane.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198998 <2>
- Roses Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ott Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (74 more) ...
- Maxwell Run Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Rosary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
- The Holy Rosary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wardvale Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968966 <2>
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Cemetery
- Wardvale Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159321 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brookston had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- Sheffield Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Chaffee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chaffee is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
- Donaldson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Barnes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roystone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Pigeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Byromtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Byromtown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byromtown
- Corduroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Corduroy is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corduroy
- Sackett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sackett is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackett
- Carlson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carlson is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
- Wetmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wetmore is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ludlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saybrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Penoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Penoke is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penoke
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brookston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookston.
Newspapers Published in Brookston ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookston, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brookston.
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 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 Brookston:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Forest County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarion County
- Elk County
- Jefferson County
- McKean County
- Warren 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> | 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- Brookston) 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 Brookston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |