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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 Excelsior Corner (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 Excelsior Corner. 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 Excelsior Corner ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Excelsior Corner: Excelsior Cor. (or less commonly used: Excelsior Crn.)
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 hospitals 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.
Excelsior Corner is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Cattaraugus (NY), Chautauqua (NY), Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, McKean & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Excelsior Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Excelsior Corner:
- Warren County (The home county of Excelsior Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Excelsior Corner, with the one closest to Excelsior Corner listed first.
- Tidioute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sanford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Selkirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Cobham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- East Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Pittsfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Spring Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Youngsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Irvine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hermit Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
- Colza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Excelsior Corner, with the one closest to Excelsior Corner listed first.
- Newmansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Wolfs Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Venus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Fryburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Marble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leeper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Cooksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arthurs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arthurs is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurs
- Helen Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Iron City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Shippenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Excelsior Corner, with the one closest to Excelsior Corner listed first.
- Vrooman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Titusville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hydetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Spartansburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tryonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Riceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Canadohta Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Lincolnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Fauncetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Rootville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Townville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Elk County
- Russell City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Excelsior Corner, with the one closest to Excelsior Corner listed first.
- Corry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Beaver Dam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Union City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- LeBoeuf Garden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Waterford Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Waterford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Excelsior Corner, with the one closest to Excelsior Corner listed first.
- Fagundus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Jamison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Balltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Gilfoyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Roses
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Marienville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Iron City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Sheffield Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Redclyffe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Jefferson County
- Ella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Excelsior Corner, with the one closest to Excelsior Corner listed first.
- Pleasantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Pithole City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Plumer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- President
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Petroleum Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Rouseville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rynd Farm
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Hasson Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- McClintock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Coal Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Oil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Excelsior Corner, with the one closest to Excelsior Corner listed first.
- Niobe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Busti
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- North Clymer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Panama
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kiantone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
- Ashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lakewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- French Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Frewsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Celoron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fluvanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
- Greenhurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Excelsior Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Excelsior Corner.
Cemeteries Near Excelsior Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Excelsior Corner.
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 Excelsior Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Excelsior Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Excelsior Corner, with the one closest to Excelsior Corner listed first.
- Gorman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Naultby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loomis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cheney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fagundas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Neilltown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Economite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trim Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trim Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Garland.
- The Trim Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trimm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46486 <2>
- Memory's Acre Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory's Acre Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memory's Acre Cemetery is located in Pleasantville.
- The Memory's Acre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasantville Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (145 more) ...
- Whitestown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Corners Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Excelsior Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Excelsior Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Excelsior Corner, with the one closest to Excelsior Corner listed first.
- Grand Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Valley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Valley
- Tidioute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fagundus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Sanford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Torpedo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Torpedo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torpedo
- Selkirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Trunkeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Cobham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Pleasantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Hickory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- East Titusville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Titusville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Titusville
- West Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Hickory is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hickory
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Excelsior Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Excelsior Corner.
Newspapers Published in Excelsior Corner ...
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 Excelsior Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Excelsior Corner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Excelsior Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Excelsior Corner:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Elk County
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Venango County
- Chautauqua 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Excelsior Corner) 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 Excelsior Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |