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 Draketown (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 Draketown. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Draketown 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 Draketown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Draketown:
- Erie County (The home county of Draketown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Draketown, with the one closest to Draketown listed first.
- Edinboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- LeBoeuf Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Waterford Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- McKean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Franklin Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kearsarge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kearsarge is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Francis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Union City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arbuckle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Little Elk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Borough of Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draketown, with the one closest to Draketown listed first.
- Cambridge Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Venango
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodcock
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Brown Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Mosiertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Saegertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Canadohta Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Lincolnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Rootville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Blooming Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Coons Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Norrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Mercer County
- Milledgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draketown, with the one closest to Draketown listed first.
- Wilson Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Cooperstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draketown, with the one closest to Draketown listed first.
- Colza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- East Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Bear Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sanford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Selkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Draketown, with the one closest to Draketown listed first.
- French Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Findley Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Clymer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Slab City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Sherman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Draketown, with the one closest to Draketown listed first.
- Conneaut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Richmond Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Gould
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Kingsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Kingsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Draketown, see our County-by-County Page for Draketown.
Cemeteries Near Draketown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Draketown.
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 Draketown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Draketown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Draketown, with the one closest to Draketown listed first.
- Sharpes Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Corners Cemetery
- The Sharpes Corners Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharpe Cemetery
- Trow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waterford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrod Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Mackey Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Venango Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel - Freeman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Run Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Draketown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Draketown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Draketown, with the one closest to Draketown listed first.
- McLallen Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McLallen Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLallen Corners
- Edinboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McLane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McLane is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLane
- Drakes Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Drakes Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Mills
- Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- McKean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Lavery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lavery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavery
- Millers Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Station
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Venango
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Greene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Greene is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Godard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Godard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godard
- Sterrettania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sterrettania is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrettania
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Draketown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Draketown.
Newspapers Published in Draketown ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Draketown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Draketown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Draketown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Draketown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Warren 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 Draketown, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Draketown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |