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 Delhill Corners (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 Delhill Corners. 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.
Name Variations for Delhill Corners ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Delhill Corners: Delhill Cors.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Delhill Corners is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Chautauqua (NY), Ashtabula (OH), Crawford (OH) & Warren (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Delhill Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delhill Corners:
- Erie County (The home county of Delhill Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delhill Corners, with the one closest to Delhill Corners listed first.
- Hornby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hornby is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- North East
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Wesleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Phillipsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Lawrence Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lawrence Park is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
- Arbuckle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Wattsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kearsarge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Waterford Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Waterford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delhill Corners, with the one closest to Delhill Corners listed first.
- Canadohta Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Spartansburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brown Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Lincolnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Cambridge Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Riceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Rootville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodcock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Crossingville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Venango
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vrooman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delhill Corners, with the one closest to Delhill Corners listed first.
- Columbus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colza
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Lottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- West Spring Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- East Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Sugar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delhill Corners, with the one closest to Delhill Corners listed first.
- Findley Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ripley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- French Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Slab City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Sherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Forsyth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- North Clymer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Stebbins Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
- Westfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mayville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stedman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stedman is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
- Panama
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Delhill Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Delhill Corners.
Cemeteries Near Delhill Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delhill Corners.
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 Delhill Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delhill Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delhill Corners, with the one closest to Delhill Corners listed first.
- Greenfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Findley Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacob Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eaoaun Bohoslov Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Intergreen Gorge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Mina Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (111 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Ripley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Delhill Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Delhill Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Delhill Corners, with the one closest to Delhill Corners listed first.
- Hornby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hornby is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Moorhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moorhead is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Moorheadville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moorheadville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorheadville
- North East
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Findley Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Ripley is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Wesleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belle Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Valley
- Hammett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hammett is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammett
- Phillipsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- State Line
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Mina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mina is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Langdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Langdon is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Godard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Godard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godard
- West Greene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Greene is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Delhill Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delhill Corners.
Newspapers Published in Delhill Corners ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delhill Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delhill Corners, 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 Delhill Corners.
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 Delhill Corners:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Warren County
- Chautauqua 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 Delhill Corners, 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- Delhill Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |