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 Indian Crossing (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 Indian Crossing. 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 Indian Crossing ...
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 Indian Crossing: Indian Xing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Indian Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian Crossing.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Indian Crossing 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 Indian Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Crossing:
- McKean County (The home county of Indian Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Crossing, with the one closest to Indian Crossing listed first.
- Eldred
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Larabee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Duke Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Rixford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rixford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Sartwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Wrights Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Myrtle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Rew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rew is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
- Dallas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dallas City is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
- Derrick City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gilmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Sawyer City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sawyer City is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Crossing, with the one closest to Indian Crossing listed first.
- Instanter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Streights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Crossing, with the one closest to Indian Crossing listed first.
- Shinglehouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Honeoye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- Williston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Millport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Chrystal
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Coneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Roulette
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Oswayo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Coudersport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Inez
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Ellisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Crossing, with the one closest to Indian Crossing listed first.
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Crossing, with the one closest to Indian Crossing listed first.
- Bowler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Little Genesee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bolivar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Clarksville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
- Kossuth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Richburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Vosburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Cuba
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
- Pikeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Allentown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Crossing, with the one closest to Indian Crossing listed first.
- Four Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Rock City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Portville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westons Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Weston Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Saint Bonaventure
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allegany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chipmunk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- Limestone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Indian Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Crossing.
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 Indian Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Crossing, with the one closest to Indian Crossing listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lamphier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rixford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moody Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Portville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Portville Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Weston Mills (NY).
- The Portville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haskell Cemetery
- Oakley Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65704 <2>
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allegany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany Cemetery
- The Allegany Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allegany Protestant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63838 <2>
- Continue List (140 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- B'nai B'rith Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Indian Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indian Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Crossing, with the one closest to Indian Crossing listed first.
- Haymaker
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Haymaker is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymaker
- Eldred
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bullis Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bullis Mills is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullis Mills
- Prentisvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prentisvale is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentisvale
- Duke Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Larabee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Four Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Rixford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rixford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Portville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Westons Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coleville is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleville
- Sartwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Ceres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Indian Crossing ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Crossing, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indian Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Indian Crossing:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to McKean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Elk County
- Potter County
- Warren County
- Allegany 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> | 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 Indian Crossing, 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 from Point A (ie- Indian Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |