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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 East Branch (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 East Branch. 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 East Branch ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Branch: E. Branch

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 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.

East Branch is located in Warren County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warren County: Cattaraugus (NY), Chautauqua (NY), Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, McKean & Venango.

Below are the counties that are near East Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Branch:

  • Warren County     (The home county of East Branch)
  • Clarion County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Branch, with the one closest to East Branch listed first.
    • Vrooman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vrooman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
      • Vrooman is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vrooman
      • From East Branch to Vrooman
    • Spartansburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spartansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartansburg
      • Spartansburg is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartansburg <2>
    • Centerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <2>
    • Riceville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
      • Riceville is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Riceville
      • From East Branch to Riceville
    • Hydetown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Titusville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tryonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Canadohta Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadohta Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
      • Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
    • Lincolnville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Gresham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rootville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rootville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
      • Rootville is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rootville
      • From East Branch to Rootville
    • Townville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
      • Townville is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
    • Brown Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Branch, with the one closest to East Branch listed first.
    • Corry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elgin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver Dam
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Union City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <2>
    • Wattsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsburg
      • Wattsburg is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wattsburg <2>
    • Arbuckle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbuckle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
      • Arbuckle is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arbuckle
      • From East Branch to Arbuckle
    • Mill Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Phillipsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • LeBoeuf Garden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hornby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hornby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
      • Hornby is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hornby
      • From East Branch to Hornby
    • Edinboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
      • Edinboro is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <2>
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Branch, with the one closest to East Branch listed first.
    • Fagundus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fagundus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
      • Fagundus is located in Forest County
    • Trunkeyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tionesta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Balltown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Forest County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Balltown
      • From East Branch to Balltown
  • Venango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Branch, with the one closest to East Branch listed first.
    • Pleasantville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pithole City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pithole City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
      • Pithole City is located in Venango County
    • Petroleum Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Plumer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Rynd Farm
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rynd Farm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
      • Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rynd Farm
      • From East Branch to Rynd Farm
    • President
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Rouseville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
      • Rouseville is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <2>
    • Hasson Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
      • Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
    • McClintock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Wilson Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Colonial Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Venango County
    • Oil City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Cooperstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chautauqua County (NY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Branch, see our County-by-County Page for East Branch.

Cemeteries Near East Branch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Branch.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Branch, with the one closest to East Branch listed first.

  • East Branch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Trim Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Naultby Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naultby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naultby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Loomis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loomis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loomis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitestown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitestown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brooks Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (155 more) ...
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Branch had a population of 98 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from East Branch, with the one closest to East Branch listed first.

  • Sanford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sanford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
    • Sanford is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sanford
    • From East Branch to Sanford
  • West Spring Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Grand Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Valley
    • Grand Valley is located in Warren County
  • Torpedo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torpedo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torpedo
    • Torpedo is located in Warren County
  • Spring Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Creek <2>
  • Vrooman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vrooman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
    • Vrooman is located in Crawford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Vrooman
    • From East Branch to Vrooman
  • Garland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Spartansburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spartansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartansburg
    • Spartansburg is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartansburg <2>
  • Selkirk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selkirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Selkirk is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Selkirk
    • From East Branch to Selkirk
  • Corry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittsfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Columbus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Centerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <2>
    • Concord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Erie County
    • Enterprise
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Branch.

Newspapers Published in East Branch ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Branch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Branch, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Branch.

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 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 East Branch:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- East Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7989, Longitude: -79.5654       In this case, the coordinates for East Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 East Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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