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 Fern (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 Fern. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Fern is located in Clarion 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 Clarion County: Armstrong, Butler, Forest, Jefferson & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Fern. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fern:
- Clarion County (The home county of Fern)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
- Pine City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Iron City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Knox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elk City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Venus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Beaver City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Shippenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fryburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Lamartine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
- Parker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Queenstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Kaylor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Wattersonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Tidal
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Millville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- South Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Deanville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Dee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Rimer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
- Cherry Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Murrinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Ferris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Petrolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Karns City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kepples Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Hooker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Chicora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
- Titusville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gresham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Hydetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Black Ash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Deckard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Fauncetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Vrooman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Cochranton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tryonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Elk County
- Millstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
- Tionesta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jamison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Clarington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Redclyffe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Gilfoyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Trunkeyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Roses
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Fagundus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Marienville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Balltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
- Ella
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Corsica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Howe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Sigel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Summerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Baxter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Ohl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Brookville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Langville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Worthville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Coolspring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
- Kilgore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- North Sandy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Enterprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrine Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Swamproot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- New Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Perrys Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Sandy Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Stoneboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
- Fertigs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Nickleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Coal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Hill City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Cranberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Seneca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- President
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Siverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Woodland Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
- Emlenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hasson Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
- Enterprise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Selkirk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Tidioute
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fern, see our County-by-County Page for Fern.
Cemeteries Near Fern ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fern.
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 Fern - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fern covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
- Old Dutch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Phipps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Perry Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Starr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schreffler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hickman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Craig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Venus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Venus Cemetery is located between<4> the communities of Venus and Fryburg. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Venus.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46568 <3>
- Georgeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (129 more) ...
- Dehner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zion United Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fern had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
- Kossuth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mongtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mongtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongtown
- Knox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elk City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Fertigs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Nickleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Venus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Coal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Marble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fryburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lamartine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Clarion Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarion Junction is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion Junction
- Paint Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Mills is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fern. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fern.
Newspapers Published in Fern ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fern.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fern, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fern.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Fern:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clarion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Crawford County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Mercer County
- Venango 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> | 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- Fern) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Venus and Fryburg. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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 Fern, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |