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 Elora (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 Elora. 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 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.
Elora is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Elora. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elora:
- Butler County (The home county of Elora)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elora, with the one closest to Elora listed first.
- Hallston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
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- West Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- West Sunbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Bovard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
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- Branchton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Slippery Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Greece City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
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- Hooker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
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- Greenwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Whitestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
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- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elora, with the one closest to Elora listed first.
- Culmerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
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- Bradford Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Curtisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Gibsonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wexford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Russellton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wildwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Duff City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Franklin Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Ingomar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sligo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Allison Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bell Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elora, with the one closest to Elora listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Parker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bradys Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Queenstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Laird Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Shadyside Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Worthington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wattersonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Slate Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Rimer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Walkchalk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elora, with the one closest to Elora listed first.
- Goehring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Lillyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Barrisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Koppel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thompson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Big Beaver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Knob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Beaver Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elora, with the one closest to Elora listed first.
- East Brady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Foxburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Phillipston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Saint Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Bela
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Alum Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Toby
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Turkey City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Callensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Lamartine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elora, with the one closest to Elora listed first.
- Grant City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Harlansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Rose Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- McCaslin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Altman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Energy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Volant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- New Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South New Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- New Wilmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoningtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elora, with the one closest to Elora listed first.
- North Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Swamproot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrys Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Leesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Kilgore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Jackson Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Perrine Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Mercer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Coolspring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coolspring is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elora, with the one closest to Elora listed first.
- Barkeyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Clintonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eakin Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Bullion
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Pearl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Henderson Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Saint George
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Emlenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Polk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Nickleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Cranberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elora, with the one closest to Elora listed first.
- Bagdad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Arnold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elora, with the one closest to Elora listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elora, with the one closest to Elora listed first.
- Lowellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elora, see our County-by-County Page for Elora.
Cemeteries Near Elora ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elora.
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 Elora - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elora covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elora, with the one closest to Elora listed first.
- Snyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McCandless Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Sunbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Chestnut Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitmire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Presbyterian Church of Portersville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- Portersville Bible Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Nebb Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zions Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Elora had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elora, with the one closest to Elora listed first.
- Hallston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Keisters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keisters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keisters
- Euclid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Euclid is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Coaltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coaltown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaltown
- West Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- West Sunbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bovard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Slippery Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moniteau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moniteau is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moniteau
- Jacksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jacksville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Chestnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Chestnut is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chestnut
- Wick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wick is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Forestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elora. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elora.
Newspapers Published in Elora ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elora.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elora, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elora.
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 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 Elora:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Mahoning 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 Elora, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elora) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |