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 Corsica (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 Corsica. 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.
Corsica is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Armstrong, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Forest & Indiana.
Below are the counties that are near Corsica. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Corsica:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Corsica)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corsica, with the one closest to Corsica listed first.
- Summerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Baxter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Howe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Brookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sigel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ohl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Ella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Pansy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Langville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Worthville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Coolspring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corsica, with the one closest to Corsica listed first.
- Millville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- South Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- McWilliams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Eddyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Putneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Deanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Muff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Dee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Tidal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Echo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Rimer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corsica, with the one closest to Corsica listed first.
- Bruin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Petrolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Karns City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kepples Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corsica, with the one closest to Corsica listed first.
- Day
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Waterson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waterson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
- Crates
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Mechanicsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Strattanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frogtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Helen Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Clarion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cooksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brinkerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Reidsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reidsburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsburg
- Arthurs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arthurs is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurs
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corsica, with the one closest to Corsica listed first.
- Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- DuBois
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stanley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Helvetia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Troutville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Treasure Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- Luthersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rockton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Laborde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corsica, with the one closest to Corsica listed first.
- Millstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Hallton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Horton City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Shawmut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Challenge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Ridgway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kylers Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Russell City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corsica, with the one closest to Corsica listed first.
- Clarington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Redclyffe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Gilfoyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Roses
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Marienville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Tionesta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jamison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Iron City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Balltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Sheffield Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corsica, with the one closest to Corsica listed first.
- Trade City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Smicksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Georgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Mottarns Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Marchand
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Rossiter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Johnsonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Savan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Savan is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
- Beyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Plumville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Rochester Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corsica, with the one closest to Corsica listed first.
- Fertigs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Coal Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Nickleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Hill City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- President
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Cranberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Emlenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Seneca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hasson Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- Pithole City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Siverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Corsica, see our County-by-County Page for Corsica.
Cemeteries Near Corsica ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corsica.
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 Corsica - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Corsica covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Corsica, with the one closest to Corsica listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vandervort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carrier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carrier Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Summerville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44528 <3>
- Cedarview Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (128 more) ...
- Conifer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Seceder 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Corsica had a population of 338 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Corsica had a population of 342 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Corsica, with the one closest to Corsica listed first.
- Day
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Kingsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Summerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Baxter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Crates
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Content
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Content is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Content
- Coder
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coder is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coder
- Howe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Heathville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heathville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathville
- Fisher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Brookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Strattanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Limestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Frogtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Shannondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shannondale is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Corsica. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corsica.
Newspapers Published in Corsica ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corsica.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Corsica, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Corsica.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Corsica:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Lawrence County
- Venango 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> | 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- Corsica) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Corsica, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |