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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 Eldred (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 Eldred. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Eldred is located in McKean 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 McKean County: Allegany (NY), Cattaraugus (NY), Cameron, Elk, Forest, Potter & Warren.

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

  • McKean County     (The home county of Eldred)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldred, with the one closest to Eldred listed first.
    • Duke Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rixford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Myrtle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myrtle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
      • Myrtle is located in McKean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Myrtle
      • From Eldred to Myrtle
    • Wrights Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rew
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dallas City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dallas City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
      • Dallas City is located in McKean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dallas City
      • From Eldred to Dallas City
    • Derrick City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Smethport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
      • Smethport is located in McKean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <2>
    • Allen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in McKean County
    • Sawyer City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
      • Sawyer City is located in McKean County
    • Aiken
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aiken. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Aiken is located in McKean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aiken
      • From Eldred to Aiken
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldred, with the one closest to Eldred listed first.
    • Instanter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Instanter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
      • Instanter is located in Elk County
    • Streights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Streights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
      • Streights is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Streights
      • From Eldred to Streights
    • Wilcox
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Potter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldred, with the one closest to Eldred listed first.
    • Shinglehouse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • East Sharon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Sharon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
      • East Sharon is located in Potter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Sharon
      • From Eldred to East Sharon
    • Honeoye
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Honeoye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
      • Honeoye is located in Potter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Honeoye
      • From Eldred to Honeoye
    • Millport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Williston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
      • Williston is located in Potter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Williston
      • From Eldred to Williston
    • Coneville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coneville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
      • Coneville is located in Potter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coneville
      • From Eldred to Coneville
    • Chrystal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chrystal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
      • Chrystal is located in Potter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chrystal
      • From Eldred to Chrystal
    • Roulette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hebron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hebron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Potter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hebron
      • From Eldred to Hebron
    • Oswayo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Coudersport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Inez
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Warren County
  • Allegany County (NY)
  • Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldred, with the one closest to Eldred listed first.
    • Portville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
      • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <2>
    • Four Mile
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Four Mile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
      • Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Four Mile
      • From Eldred to Four Mile
    • Rock City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Olean
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Weston Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Saint Bonaventure
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bonaventure have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bonaventure
      • Saint Bonaventure is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Bonaventure <2>
    • Allegany
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
      • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <2>
    • Chipmunk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipmunk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
      • Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chipmunk
      • From Eldred to Chipmunk
    • Limestone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • New Ireland ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Ireland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
      • New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • New Ireland has also been known as:
      • Irish Town
      • Little Ireland
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Ireland
      • From Eldred to New Ireland
    • Carrollton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carrollton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carrollton
      • From Eldred to Carrollton
    • Humphrey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Eldred ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eldred.

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 Eldred covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lamphier Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamphier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamphier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rixford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rixford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rixford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moody Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moody Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Portville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Portville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Portville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Portville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • St. Gabriels Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gabriels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Gabriels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (136 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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.
    • Lewis Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Eldred had a population of 1,050 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Eldred had a population of 754 people.

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

  • Bullis Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullis Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullis Mills
    • Bullis Mills is located in McKean County
  • Prentisvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prentisvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentisvale
    • Prentisvale is located in McKean County
  • Larabee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larabee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
    • Larabee is located in McKean County
  • Haymaker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymaker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymaker
    • Haymaker is located in McKean County
  • Duke Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sartwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
    • Sartwell is located in McKean County
  • Portville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
    • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <2>
  • Four Mile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Four Mile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
    • Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Four Mile
    • From Eldred to Four Mile
  • Rixford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ceres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
    • Ceres is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceres <2>
  • Coleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleville
    • Coleville is located in McKean County
  • Farmers Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
    • Farmers Valley is located in McKean County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Annin Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annin Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annin Creek
      • Annin Creek is located in McKean County
    • Myrtle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myrtle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
      • Myrtle is located in McKean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Myrtle
      • From Eldred to Myrtle
    • Bowler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Eldred ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eldred.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Eldred. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Eldred and those printed in the larger area surrounding Eldred.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6> of Eldred.

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 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 Eldred:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eldred. 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>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 Eldred, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eldred) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eldred. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9581, Longitude: -78.3856    









 

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