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 Coleville (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 Coleville. 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 doctors and 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.
Coleville 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 Coleville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coleville:
- McKean County (The home county of Coleville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coleville, with the one closest to Coleville listed first.
- Wrights Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Rew
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rew is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
- Rixford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rixford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Dallas City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas City is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
- Aiken
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Aiken is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Duke Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Derrick City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Sawyer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer City is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
- Simpson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coleville, with the one closest to Coleville listed first.
- Beechwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Emporium
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coleville, with the one closest to Coleville listed first.
- Instanter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Streights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Wilcox
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- James City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McKinley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Windy City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Johnsonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Russell City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coleville, with the one closest to Coleville listed first.
- Shinglehouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Williston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- East Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Honeoye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- Millport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Roulette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Hebron
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Chrystal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Oswayo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Coudersport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Inez
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coleville, with the one closest to Coleville listed first.
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Big Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Big Bend is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Roystone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Hemlock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Sheffield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Donaldson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Hoover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Saybrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Clarendon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stoneham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coleville, with the one closest to Coleville listed first.
- Bowler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Little Genesee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Clarksville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
- Kossuth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Richburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Sawyer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Cuba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
- Vosburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Allentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coleville, with the one closest to Coleville listed first.
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Rock City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Four Mile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Limestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chipmunk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- Saint Bonaventure
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allegany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Olean
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- Portville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westons Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Weston Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coleville, see our County-by-County Page for Coleville.
Cemeteries Near Coleville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coleville.
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 Coleville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coleville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coleville, with the one closest to Coleville listed first.
- Rixford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moody Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lamphier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McKean Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Dale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (109 more) ...
- Lewis Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridge View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Coleville had a population of 993 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coleville, with the one closest to Coleville listed first.
- Rew
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rew is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
- Rixford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rixford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Aiken
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Aiken is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Dallas City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas City is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
- Gifford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Farmers Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Valley is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
- Prentisvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prentisvale is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentisvale
- Duke Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Simpson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Cyclone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cyclone is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Red Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Rock is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gilmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Derrick City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer City is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coleville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coleville.
Newspapers Published in Coleville ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coleville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coleville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coleville.
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 Coleville:
- 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 Coleville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coleville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |