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 Halsey (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 Halsey. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Halsey is located in McKean 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 McKean County: Allegany (NY), Cattaraugus (NY), Cameron, Elk, Forest, Potter & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Halsey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halsey:
- McKean County (The home county of Halsey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey, with the one closest to Halsey listed first.
- Freeman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Coontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Kanesholm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Hutchins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Mount Jewett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tallyho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Kane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Timbuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Timbuck is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuck
- Clermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Big Shanty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Shanty is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Lewis Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey, with the one closest to Halsey listed first.
- Beechwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Weber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Emporium
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Clearfield County
- Tyler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey, with the one closest to Halsey listed first.
- Wilcox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Streights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Instanter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- James City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McKinley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Windy City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Johnsonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Russell City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Whistletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Ridgway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dagus Mines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Hallton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey, with the one closest to Halsey listed first.
- Sheffield Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Iron City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Balltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Marienville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Roses
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Gilfoyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey, with the one closest to Halsey listed first.
- Brockway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Schoffner Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Crenshaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Munderf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey, with the one closest to Halsey listed first.
- Williston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Roulette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Austin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey, with the one closest to Halsey listed first.
- Roystone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Barnes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Donaldson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Hoover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Henrys Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Sheffield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Saybrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Big Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bend is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Hemlock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Clarendon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stoneham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey, with the one closest to Halsey listed first.
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Limestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- New Ireland has also been known as:
- Irish Town
- Little Ireland
- Rock City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Four Mile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Elko ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elko is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko has also been known as:
- Wolf Run
- Chipmunk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
- Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
- Tunesassa
- Onoville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Allegany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Cold Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Olean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halsey, see our County-by-County Page for Halsey.
Cemeteries Near Halsey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halsey.
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 Halsey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halsey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halsey, with the one closest to Halsey listed first.
- Bridge View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Callistus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McKean Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Rosary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
- The Holy Rosary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wardvale Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968966 <2>
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Cemetery
- Wardvale Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159321 <2>
- Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
- The Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnsonburg United Methodist Cemetery
- Rolfe United Methodist Cemetery
- Wardville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159320 <2>
- Clermont Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (65 more) ...
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lone Pine Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Kane.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198998 <2>
- Moriah Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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 Halsey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halsey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halsey, with the one closest to Halsey listed first.
- Freeman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Griffiths
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Griffiths is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths
- Kanesholm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Hutchins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Sergeant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sergeant is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant
- Mount Jewett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dahoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dahoga is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoga
- Rasselas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rasselas is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasselas
- Midmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Midmont is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midmont
- Guffey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Guffey is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffey
- Greendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greendale is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Tallyho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wilcox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kushequa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kushequa is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushequa
- Kane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halsey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halsey.
Newspapers Published in Halsey ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halsey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halsey, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halsey.
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 either 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 Halsey:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to McKean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Clearfield County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Potter County
- Warren County
- Cattaraugus 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 '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- Halsey) 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 Halsey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |