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 Hominy Ridge (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 Hominy Ridge. 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 Hominy Ridge ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hominy Ridge: Hominy Rdg. (or less commonly used: Hominy Rdge. or Hominy Ridg.)
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 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.
Hominy Ridge is located in Forest 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 Forest County: Clarion, Elk, Jefferson, Venango & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Hominy Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hominy Ridge:
- Forest County (The home county of Hominy Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hominy Ridge, with the one closest to Hominy Ridge listed first.
- Clarington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redclyffe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Gilfoyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Roses
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Marienville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Iron City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Jamison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Sheffield Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Trunkeyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Fagundus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hominy Ridge, with the one closest to Hominy Ridge listed first.
- Millville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- South Bethlehem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- McWilliams
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Eddyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Putneyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Deanville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Dayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Tidal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Wattersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Muff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Parker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hominy Ridge, with the one closest to Hominy Ridge listed first.
- Cooksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Leeper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Helen Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Day
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Strattanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waterson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
- Arthurs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arthurs is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurs
- Newmansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Wolfs Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Clarion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hominy Ridge, with the one closest to Hominy Ridge listed first.
- Treasure Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- DuBois
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stanley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Helvetia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Troutville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Luthersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hominy Ridge, with the one closest to Hominy Ridge listed first.
- Millstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Hallton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Horton City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Shawmut
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Russell City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Ridgway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Challenge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Whistletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- McKinley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Windy City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Indiana County
- Trade City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hominy Ridge, with the one closest to Hominy Ridge listed first.
- Ella
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Sigel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Corsica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Brookville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Munderf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Baxter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Schoffner Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Summerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Hazen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Warsaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Ohl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hominy Ridge, with the one closest to Hominy Ridge listed first.
- Fertigs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Coal Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- President
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Hill City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Nickleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Pithole City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Plumer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Colonial Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Cranberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Hasson Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- Seneca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Siverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hominy Ridge, with the one closest to Hominy Ridge listed first.
- Henrys Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Donaldson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Hermit Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
- Barnes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Hoover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Sheffield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tidioute
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cobham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Roystone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Saybrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hominy Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Hominy Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Hominy Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hominy Ridge.
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 Hominy Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hominy Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hominy Ridge, with the one closest to Hominy Ridge listed first.
- Hominy Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cook Forest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Crown
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #366360 <2>
- Miola Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarview Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riggs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moorhead Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (122 more) ...
- Roses Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Forest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clarion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clarion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Clarion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #230169 <2>
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 Hominy Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hominy Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hominy Ridge, with the one closest to Hominy Ridge listed first.
- Ella
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Cooksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gravel Lick is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
- Fisher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Sigel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Pine Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Pine Grove is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pine Grove
- Millstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Redclyffe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Helen Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Vowinckel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Howe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Leeper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corsica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hominy Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hominy Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Hominy Ridge ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hominy Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hominy Ridge, 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 Hominy Ridge.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hominy Ridge:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Forest County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Elk County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence 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> | 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 Hominy Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hominy Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |