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 Five 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 Five 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 Five 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 Five Corners: Five Cors.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Five Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Corners.
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 northwest 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 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.
Five 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 Five Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Corners:
- Crawford County (The home county of Five Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Tryonville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hydetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Vrooman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Gresham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Titusville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Townville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Canadohta Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Rootville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Fauncetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Newmansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Venus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Wolfs Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Fryburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Corry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(16 miles [25.7 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Arbuckle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Wattsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waterford Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Waterford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edinboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Fagundus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Jamison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Balltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Milledgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- North Sandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- New Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Sandy Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sheakleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Pleasantville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Petroleum Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Wilson Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Plumer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Rynd Farm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Pithole City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Cooperstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Rouseville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hasson Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- McClintock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Colonial Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Selkirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- East Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Sanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- West Spring Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Colza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Tidioute
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Garland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cobham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Bear Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- French Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Niobe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Clymer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Findley Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Panama
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Five Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Five Corners.
Cemeteries Near Five Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five 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 Five Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gilson Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Titus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Troy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Catharine's RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Curry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Curry Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Titusville.
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henderson Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Five Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Five Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Tryonville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hydetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Troy Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Gresham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Vrooman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Titusville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Townville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Diamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Diamond is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- East Titusville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Titusville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Titusville
- Lincolnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Little Cooley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Cooley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cooley
- Fauncetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Selkirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Five Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Corners.
Newspapers Published in Five 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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Corners, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five 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 Five Corners:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarion County
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Warren 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Five Corners) 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> | 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 Five Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |