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 Elbon (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 Elbon. 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 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.
Elbon is located in Elk 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 Elk County: Cameron, Clearfield, Forest, Jefferson, McKean & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Elbon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elbon:
- Elk County (The home county of Elbon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbon, with the one closest to Elbon listed first.
- Challenge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Kylers Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Shawmut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Horton City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Brockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dagus Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Ridgway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Byrnedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scattertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Whistletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Saint Marys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbon, with the one closest to Elbon listed first.
- Beechwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Mix Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Weber City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Huntley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Emporium
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Driftwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbon, with the one closest to Elbon listed first.
- Cooksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Crown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbon, with the one closest to Elbon listed first.
- Treasure Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- Tyler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Winterburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- DuBois
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Rockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Luthersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stanley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Helvetia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Laborde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Troutville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Mount Joy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Plymptonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbon, with the one closest to Elbon listed first.
- Clarington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Iron City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Sheffield Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Redclyffe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Marienville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Roses
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Gilfoyle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Indiana County
- Johnsonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbon, with the one closest to Elbon listed first.
- Crenshaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Brockway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Falls Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Schoffner Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Allens Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Munderf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Pancoast
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Sandy Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Hazen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Prescottville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Reynoldsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(25 miles [40.2 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 Elbon, with the one closest to Elbon listed first.
- Hutchins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Coontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Kane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kanesholm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Freeman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Clermont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Mount Jewett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbon, with the one closest to Elbon listed first.
- Donaldson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Henrys Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Hoover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elbon, see our County-by-County Page for Elbon.
Cemeteries Near Elbon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elbon.
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 Elbon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elbon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elbon, with the one closest to Elbon listed first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brockport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Tobias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bundy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bundy Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of DuBois.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44475 <2>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Leos Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Conway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thayer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bundy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kooker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (111 more) ...
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakmont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Byrnedale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135193 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Elbon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elbon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elbon, with the one closest to Elbon listed first.
- Challenge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Brandy Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
- Kylers Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Cartwright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Brockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Dagus Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Kersey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lanes Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
- McMinns Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McMinns Summit is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinns Summit
- Ridgway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Penfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Daguscahonda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Daguscahonda is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daguscahonda
- Carman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carman is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman
- Beechtree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beechtree is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechtree
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elbon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elbon.
Newspapers Published in Elbon ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elbon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elbon, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elbon.
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 Elbon:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Elk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson 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> | 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elbon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Elbon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |