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 Cooperstown (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 Cooperstown. 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.
Cooperstown is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Cooperstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cooperstown:
- Butler County (The home county of Cooperstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooperstown, with the one closest to Cooperstown listed first.
- Glade Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Valencia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Frazier Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Brownsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Mars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Callery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Myoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Saxonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ribold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
- Watters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Ekastown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooperstown, with the one closest to Cooperstown listed first.
- Gibsonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Culmerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Curtisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Russellton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wexford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Allison Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Indianola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rural Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elfinwild
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
- Ingomar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooperstown, with the one closest to Cooperstown listed first.
- Freeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Aladdin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Slate Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Shadyside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- McVille
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Worthington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leechburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Laird Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Neale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Rosston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rosston is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- West Ford City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
- Ford Cliff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ford Cliff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooperstown, with the one closest to Cooperstown listed first.
- Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Wallace City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Economy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Goehring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Baden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Barrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Conway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ambridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Monaca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Aliquippa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooperstown, with the one closest to Cooperstown listed first.
- East Brady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Catfish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Bela
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Lawsonham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooperstown, with the one closest to Cooperstown listed first.
- Ellport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Energy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Grant City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rose Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Wampum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Altman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Harlansburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- New Beaver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- McCaslin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- East Moravia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- South New Castle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Enon Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooperstown, with the one closest to Cooperstown listed first.
- North Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Swamproot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooperstown, with the one closest to Cooperstown listed first.
- MacDonald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Candor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooperstown, with the one closest to Cooperstown listed first.
- Arnold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Kensington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Weinel Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- West Leechburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Hyde Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vandergrift
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Vandergrift
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Oklahoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- North Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cooperstown, see our County-by-County Page for Cooperstown.
Cemeteries Near Cooperstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cooperstown.
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 Cooperstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cooperstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cooperstown, with the one closest to Cooperstown listed first.
- Middlesex Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Poale Zedeck Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bakerstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek United Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Brownsdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Savior Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McMarlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (389 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Cooperstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cooperstown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cooperstown, with the one closest to Cooperstown listed first.
- Glade Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Valencia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Downieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Downieville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
- Bakerstown Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerstown Station is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerstown Station
- Bakerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brownsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Callery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Myoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Gibsonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Renfrew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Culmerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Saxonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ribold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
- Jefferson Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cooperstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cooperstown.
Newspapers Published in Cooperstown ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooperstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cooperstown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cooperstown.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Cooperstown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland 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 Cooperstown, 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- Cooperstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |