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 Eaglehurst (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 Eaglehurst. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Eaglehurst 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 Eaglehurst. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eaglehurst:
- Erie County (The home county of Eaglehurst)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaglehurst, with the one closest to Eaglehurst listed first.
- Lakewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- West Millcreek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Millcreek is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millcreek
- Erie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kearsarge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kearsarge is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- McKean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Avonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avonia is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonia
- Borough of Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence Park is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
- Wesleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Francis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Girard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Girard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
- Franklin Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaglehurst, with the one closest to Eaglehurst listed first.
- Crossingville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Cambridge Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mosiertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Venango
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodcock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Springboro Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Springboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Canadohta Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Conneautville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coons Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Norrisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Lincolnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaglehurst, with the one closest to Eaglehurst listed first.
- Findley Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- French Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Ripley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Sherman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forsyth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- North Clymer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaglehurst, with the one closest to Eaglehurst listed first.
- Conneaut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kelloggsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- North Kingsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eaglehurst, see our County-by-County Page for Eaglehurst.
Cemeteries Near Eaglehurst ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eaglehurst.
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 Eaglehurst - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eaglehurst covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eaglehurst, with the one closest to Eaglehurst listed first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Erie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Erie Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Erie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44764 <2>
- Ruhl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (101 more) ...
- Intergreen Gorge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Eaglehurst in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eaglehurst.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eaglehurst, with the one closest to Eaglehurst listed first.
- West Millcreek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Millcreek is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millcreek
- Swanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swanville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville
- Dock Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dock Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Kearsarge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kearsarge is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Erie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avonia is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonia
- Borough of Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sterrettania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sterrettania is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrettania
- McKean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Langdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Langdon is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Belle Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belle Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Valley
- Godard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Godard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godard
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Wesleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Girard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Girard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eaglehurst. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eaglehurst.
Newspapers Published in Eaglehurst ...
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 190 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eaglehurst.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eaglehurst, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eaglehurst.
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 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 Eaglehurst:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford 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 Eaglehurst, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eaglehurst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |