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 Dixon Corner (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 Dixon Corner. 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 Dixon Corner ...
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 Dixon Corner: Dixon Cor. (or less commonly used: Dixon Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Dixon Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dixon Corner.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Dixon Corner 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 Dixon Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dixon Corner:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Dixon Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Munderf
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Schoffner Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Hazen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Warsaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Allens Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Sigel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brockway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Howe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Brookville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Sandy Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Ella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Millville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- McWilliams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Eddyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- South Bethlehem
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Putneyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Cooksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Day
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Crown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Waterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waterson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
- Helen Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Leeper
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Strattanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Frogtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Arthurs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arthurs is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurs
- Clarion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Treasure Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- DuBois
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stanley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Helvetia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Troutville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Winterburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Luthersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Tyler
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Laborde
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Grampian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Hallton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Brockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Horton City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Shawmut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Challenge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Ridgway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kylers Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Whistletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Dagus Mines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Russell City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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 Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Clarington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redclyffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Gilfoyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Marienville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Roses
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Iron City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Sheffield Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Balltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Jamison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Rossiter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Trade City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Marchand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Mottarns Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Urey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Kane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Kanesholm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Henrys Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Donaldson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Barnes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Hoover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Hermit Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
- Sheffield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Roystone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dixon Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Dixon Corner.
Cemeteries Near Dixon Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dixon Corner.
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 Dixon Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dixon Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Munderf Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moorhead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beechwoods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Tobias Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (105 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hominy Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Dixon Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dixon Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Munderf
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Richardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Schoffner Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Hazen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Warsaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Sugar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Allens Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Coal Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Glen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Glen
- Millstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Sigel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Howe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Hallton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clarington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emerickville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Emerickville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerickville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dixon Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dixon Corner.
Newspapers Published in Dixon Corner ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dixon Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dixon Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dixon Corner.
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 Dixon Corner:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Lawrence County
- McKean 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> | 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 Dixon Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dixon Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |