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 Center Corner (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 Center Corner. 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 Center Corner ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Center Corner: Center Cor. (or less commonly used: Center Crn.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Center Corner is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Chautauqua (NY), Ashtabula (OH), Crawford (OH) & Warren (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Center Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center Corner:
- Erie County (The home county of Center Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Corner, with the one closest to Center Corner listed first.
- East Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cross is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Tracy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tracy is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Platea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Platea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cranesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keepville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Girard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Girard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- Pennside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Little Elk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Corner, with the one closest to Center Corner listed first.
- Springboro Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Springboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crossingville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Conneautville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mosiertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Dicksonburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Norrisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Linesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pymatuning North
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
- Coons Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Harmonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
- Venango
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- York County
- Adamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Corner, with the one closest to Center Corner listed first.
- Conneaut
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- North Kingsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gould
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Crestlawn Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Edgewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Parkwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Ashtabula
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richmond Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Chapel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Dorset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Center Corner.
Cemeteries Near Center Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center Corner.
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 Center Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center Corner, with the one closest to Center Corner listed first.
- Springfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cottage Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salsbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Lakeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clarks Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Randall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Randall Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Albion.
- The Randall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Randall / Valley Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976564 <2>
- City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Farnham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Durkee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (134 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Lakeville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Center Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center Corner, with the one closest to Center Corner listed first.
- West Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cross is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Thornton Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Junction
- Tracy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tracy is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Girard Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Girard Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Junction
- Conneaut
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keepville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Platea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Platea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Pennside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Lundys Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lundys Lane is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundys Lane
- Girard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Girard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center Corner.
Newspapers Published in Center Corner ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Corner, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center Corner.
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 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 Center Corner:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- York County
- Ashtabula 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> | 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 Center Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Center Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |