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 Cartwright (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 Cartwright. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Cartwright is located in Elk 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 Elk County: Cameron, Clearfield, Forest, Jefferson, McKean & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Cartwright. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cartwright:
- Elk County (The home county of Cartwright)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartwright, with the one closest to Cartwright listed first.
- Shawmut
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Horton City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Brockport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Challenge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Kylers Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Dagus Mines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Scattertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Ridgway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Byrnedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whistletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Saint Marys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hallton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartwright, with the one closest to Cartwright listed first.
- Beechwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Mix Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Weber City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Huntley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Emporium
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartwright, with the one closest to Cartwright listed first.
- Cooksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Day
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Waterson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waterson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
- Crates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Helen Furnace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Leeper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartwright, with the one closest to Cartwright listed first.
- Treasure Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- Winterburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Tyler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- 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
- Rockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- 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)
- Stanley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Laborde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Troutville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Mount Joy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Plymptonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartwright, with the one closest to Cartwright listed first.
- Clarington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Redclyffe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Iron City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Marienville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Gilfoyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Roses
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Sheffield Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartwright, with the one closest to Cartwright listed first.
- Johnsonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Rossiter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Urey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartwright, with the one closest to Cartwright listed first.
- Crenshaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Brockway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Falls Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Allens Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Schoffner Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Pancoast
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Munderf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Sandy Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Warsaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Hazen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Prescottville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Reynoldsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(22 miles [35.4 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 Cartwright, with the one closest to Cartwright listed first.
- Coontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Hutchins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Kane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kanesholm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Freeman
(28 miles [45.1 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 Cartwright, with the one closest to Cartwright listed first.
- Henrys Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Donaldson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Hoover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cartwright, see our County-by-County Page for Cartwright.
Cemeteries Near Cartwright ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cartwright.
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 Cartwright - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cartwright covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cartwright, with the one closest to Cartwright listed first.
- Brockport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Tobias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bundy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Conway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bundy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beechwoods Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kooker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (116 more) ...
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, Cartwright had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cartwright, with the one closest to Cartwright listed first.
- Brockport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crenshaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Challenge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Brandy Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
- Lanes Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
- McMinns Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McMinns Summit is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinns Summit
- Kylers Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Beechtree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beechtree is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechtree
- Sugar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Coal Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Glen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Glen
- Harveys Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harveys Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Run
- Carman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carman is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sabula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sabula is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
- Dagus Mines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Portland Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Portland Mills is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cartwright. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cartwright.
Newspapers Published in Cartwright ...
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 Cartwright.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cartwright, 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 Cartwright.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Cartwright:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Elk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cartwright) 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 Cartwright, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |