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 Dowley 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 Dowley 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 Dowley 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 Dowley Corners: Dowley 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 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.
Dowley 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 Dowley Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dowley Corners:
- Erie County (The home county of Dowley Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dowley Corners, with the one closest to Dowley Corners listed first.
- Francis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Little Elk
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Franklin Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Platea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Platea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Girard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Girard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- Borough of Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cranesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cross is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Avonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avonia is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonia
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McKean is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- McKean has also been known as:
- Middleboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKean <1>
- East Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dowley Corners, with the one closest to Dowley Corners listed first.
- Crossingville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Springboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mosiertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Springboro Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Conneautville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cambridge Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Venango
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coons Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Norrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Woodcock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Dicksonburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Saegertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Brown Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- York County
- Adamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dowley Corners, with the one closest to Dowley Corners listed first.
- French Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Findley Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dowley Corners, with the one closest to Dowley Corners listed first.
- Conneaut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- North Kingsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kingsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gould
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Richmond Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Crestlawn Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Edgewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Parkwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Dorset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashtabula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Andover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dowley Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Dowley Corners.
Cemeteries Near Dowley Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dowley 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 Dowley Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dowley Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dowley Corners, with the one closest to Dowley Corners listed first.
- Francis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruhl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Randall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Randall Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Albion.
- The Randall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Randall / Valley Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976564 <2>
- Brock Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sherrod Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salsbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Valley Cemetery
- Tallmadge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46556 <2>
- Continue List (133 more) ...
- Lewis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Springfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Dowley Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dowley Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dowley Corners, with the one closest to Dowley Corners listed first.
- Francis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Little Elk
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Ivarea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ivarea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivarea
- Platea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Platea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Sterrettania
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sterrettania is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrettania
- Girard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Girard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- Lundys Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lundys Lane is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundys Lane
- Lavery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lavery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavery
- Borough of Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cross is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avonia is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonia
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Thornton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Junction
- Pont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pont is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pont
- McLane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McLane is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLane
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dowley Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dowley Corners.
Newspapers Published in Dowley 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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dowley Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dowley 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 Dowley Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Dowley Corners:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- York County
- Chautauqua County
- Ashtabula 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 Dowley Corners, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dowley Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |