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 Cook Tomb (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 Cook Tomb. 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 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.
Cook Tomb 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 Cook Tomb. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cook Tomb:
- Forest County (The home county of Cook Tomb)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Tomb, with the one closest to Cook Tomb listed first.
- Clarington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Redclyffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Gilfoyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Roses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Marienville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Tionesta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Iron City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Jamison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Sheffield Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Trunkeyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Fagundus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Tomb, with the one closest to Cook Tomb listed first.
- Millville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- South Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- McWilliams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Eddyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Putneyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Deanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Tidal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Parker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wattersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Tomb, with the one closest to Cook Tomb listed first.
- Cooksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Leeper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Helen Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Day
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Arthurs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arthurs is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurs
- Newmansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Wolfs Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Strattanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
- Clarion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fryburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Tomb, with the one closest to Cook Tomb listed first.
- DuBois
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Treasure Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- Stanley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Helvetia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Troutville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Tomb, with the one closest to Cook Tomb listed first.
- Millstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Hallton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Russell City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Brockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Horton City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Ridgway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shawmut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- McKinley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Challenge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Whistletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Windy City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Tomb, with the one closest to Cook Tomb listed first.
- Ella
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Sigel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Howe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Corsica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Munderf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Schoffner Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Brookville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Hazen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Warsaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Allens Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- McKean County
- Kane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Tomb, with the one closest to Cook Tomb listed first.
- President
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Coal Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Fertigs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Hill City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Nickleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Pithole City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Plumer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Pleasantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Cranberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Hasson Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- Seneca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Tomb, with the one closest to Cook Tomb listed first.
- Henrys Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Donaldson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Hermit Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
- Hoover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Barnes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Tidioute
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cobham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Roystone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Saybrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Enterprise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cook Tomb, see our County-by-County Page for Cook Tomb.
Cemeteries Near Cook Tomb ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cook Tomb.
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 Cook Tomb - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cook Tomb covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cook Tomb, with the one closest to Cook Tomb listed first.
- Cook Forest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hominy Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Crown
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #366360 <2>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Miola Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roses Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedarview Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Forest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (122 more) ...
- Moorhead Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dehner Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clarion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clarion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Clarion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #230169 <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.<3>
While we didn't find Cook Tomb in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cook Tomb.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cook Tomb, with the one closest to Cook Tomb listed first.
- Cooksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ella
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Gravel Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gravel Lick is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
- Clarington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fisher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- North Pine Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Pine Grove is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pine Grove
- Vowinckel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sigel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Redclyffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Crown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Helen Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Millstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leeper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilfoyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Tylersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cook Tomb. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cook Tomb.
Newspapers Published in Cook Tomb ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cook Tomb.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cook Tomb, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cook Tomb.
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 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 Cook Tomb:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Forest County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Elk County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- McKean County
- Venango 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> | 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 Cook Tomb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cook Tomb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |