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 Ferris Corners (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 Ferris Corners. 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 Ferris Corners ...
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 Ferris Corners: Ferris Cors.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Ferris Corners is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Ashtabula (OH), Trumbull (OH), Erie, Mercer, Venango & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Ferris Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ferris Corners:
- Crawford County (The home county of Ferris Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferris Corners, with the one closest to Ferris Corners listed first.
- Brown Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Rootville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Cambridge Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Canadohta Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Lincolnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Woodcock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Venango
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Blooming Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Townville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Saegertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Guys Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferris Corners, with the one closest to Ferris Corners listed first.
- Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- LeBoeuf Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Waterford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edinboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Beaver Dam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Wattsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKean
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKean is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- McKean has also been known as:
- Middleboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKean <1>
- Phillipsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Forest County
- Fagundus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferris Corners, with the one closest to Ferris Corners listed first.
- Milledgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- New Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- New Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Sheakleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- North Sandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Clarks Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Hadley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kennard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferris Corners, with the one closest to Ferris Corners listed first.
- Wilson Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Cooperstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Shamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Utica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Petroleum Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Pleasantville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Rynd Farm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Plumer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Rouseville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nicklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- McClintock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Pithole City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferris Corners, with the one closest to Ferris Corners listed first.
- East Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- West Spring Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Colza
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Selkirk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Sanford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Garland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Bear Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Tidioute
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- York County
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferris Corners, with the one closest to Ferris Corners listed first.
- French Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Findley Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Clymer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Slab City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Niobe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ferris Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Ferris Corners.
Cemeteries Near Ferris Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ferris Corners.
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 Ferris Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ferris Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ferris Corners, with the one closest to Ferris Corners listed first.
- Chapinville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loomis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mackey Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shreve Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Townley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield Burying Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Venango Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gravel Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blooming Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Kingsley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Blair Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hatch 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>
While we didn't find Ferris Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ferris Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ferris Corners, with the one closest to Ferris Corners listed first.
- Brown Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Millers Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Station
- Teepleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Teepleville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teepleville
- Rootville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- New Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Richmond is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Little Cooley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Cooley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cooley
- Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Woodcock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Pinney Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinney Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinney Corners
- Lyona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lyona is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
- Lincolnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Drakes Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Drakes Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Mills
- Venango
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tillotson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tillotson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillotson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ferris Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ferris Corners.
Newspapers Published in Ferris Corners ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferris Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ferris Corners, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ferris Corners.
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 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 Ferris Corners:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- York 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> | 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 Ferris Corners, 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' (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- Ferris Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |