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 Colegrove (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 Colegrove. 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 hospitals and 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.
Colegrove is located in McKean 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 McKean County: Allegany (NY), Cattaraugus (NY), Cameron, Elk, Forest, Potter & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Colegrove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colegrove:
- McKean County (The home county of Colegrove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colegrove, with the one closest to Colegrove listed first.
- Crosby
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Clermont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Smethport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Allegany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sartwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Wrights Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Gardeau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Larabee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Mount Jewett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Freeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Hutchins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colegrove, with the one closest to Colegrove listed first.
- Beechwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Emporium
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Cameron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Huntley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Mix Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Driftwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colegrove, with the one closest to Colegrove listed first.
- Instanter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Streights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Wilcox
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Saint Marys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- James City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whistletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- McKinley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Dents Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Windy City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Ridgway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colegrove, with the one closest to Colegrove listed first.
- Roulette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Williston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coudersport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Inez
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Millport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Shinglehouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Ayers Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- East Sharon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Honeoye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colegrove, with the one closest to Colegrove listed first.
- Roystone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colegrove, with the one closest to Colegrove listed first.
- Bowler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Little Genesee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Bolivar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Richburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Clarksville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
- Pikeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Sawyer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Vosburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Allentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colegrove, with the one closest to Colegrove listed first.
- Four Mile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Rock City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Portville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Weston Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Westons Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Olean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <1>
- Saint Bonaventure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chipmunk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- Limestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allegany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- New Ireland has also been known as:
- Irish Town
- Little Ireland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colegrove, see our County-by-County Page for Colegrove.
Cemeteries Near Colegrove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colegrove.
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 Colegrove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colegrove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colegrove, with the one closest to Colegrove listed first.
- Norwich Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clermont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Gabriels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Card Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moody Hollow Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rich Valley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (81 more) ...
- Lyman Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bridge View Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Colegrove had a population of 107 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colegrove, with the one closest to Colegrove listed first.
- Crosby
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Norwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norwich is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Clermont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- East Smethport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Smethport is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smethport
- Smethport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wrights is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights
- Kasson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Port Allegany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Farmers Valley is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
- Ormsby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ormsby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
- Burtville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burtville is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Sartwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gardeau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Instanter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Roulette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colegrove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colegrove.
Newspapers Published in Colegrove ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colegrove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colegrove, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colegrove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Colegrove:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to McKean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Elk County
- Potter County
- Warren County
- Allegany County
- Cattaraugus 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 Colegrove, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colegrove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |