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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 Irvine (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 Irvine. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Irvine is located in Warren County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warren County: Cattaraugus (NY), Chautauqua (NY), Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, McKean & Venango.

Below are the counties that are near Irvine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irvine:

  • Warren County     (The home county of Irvine)
  • Clarion County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvine, with the one closest to Irvine listed first.
    • Vrooman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vrooman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
      • Vrooman is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vrooman
      • From Irvine to Vrooman
    • Spartansburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spartansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartansburg
      • Spartansburg is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartansburg <1>
    • Titusville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hydetown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
    • Gresham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Riceville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
      • Riceville is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Riceville
      • From Irvine to Riceville
    • Tryonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Canadohta Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadohta Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
      • Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
    • Lincolnville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvine, with the one closest to Irvine listed first.
    • Windy City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
      • Windy City is located in Elk County
    • James City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
      • James City is located in Elk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for James City <1>
    • Russell City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
      • Russell City is located in Elk County
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvine, with the one closest to Irvine listed first.
    • Corry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Elgin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Dam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Wattsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsburg
      • Wattsburg is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wattsburg <1>
    • Union City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <1>
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvine, with the one closest to Irvine listed first.
    • Fagundus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fagundus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
      • Fagundus is located in Forest County
    • Balltown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Forest County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Balltown
      • From Irvine to Balltown
    • Trunkeyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheffield Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Iron City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Forest County
    • Tionesta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Marienville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Gilfoyle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Roses
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roses. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
      • Roses is located in Forest County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roses
      • From Irvine to Roses
  • McKean County
  • Venango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvine, with the one closest to Irvine listed first.
    • Pleasantville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pithole City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pithole City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
      • Pithole City is located in Venango County
    • Petroleum Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Plumer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • President
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvine, with the one closest to Irvine listed first.
    • Onoville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elko. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Elko has also been known as:
      • Wolf Run
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elko
      • From Irvine to Elko
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quaker Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
      • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
      • Tunesassa
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quaker Bridge
      • From Irvine to Quaker Bridge
    • Randolph
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Randolph
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Randolph
      • From Irvine to East Randolph
    • Conewango
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chautauqua County (NY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Irvine, see our County-by-County Page for Irvine.

Cemeteries Near Irvine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irvine.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Irvine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Irvine, with the one closest to Irvine listed first.

  • Mead Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weiler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chandlers Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandlers Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandlers Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Irvine Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irvine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irvine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitestown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitestown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foster Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (144 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Irvine had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Irvine, with the one closest to Irvine listed first.

  • Youngsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Matthews Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matthews Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Run
    • Matthews Run is located in Warren County
  • Pittsfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chandlers Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandlers Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Valley
    • Chandlers Valley is located in Warren County
  • Warren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • East Warren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • North Warren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Warren
    • North Warren is located in Warren County
  • Glade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
    • Glade is located in Warren County
  • Cobham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
    • Cobham is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cobham
    • From Irvine to Cobham
  • Lander
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lander have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
    • Lander is located in Warren County
  • Garland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Clarendon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Stoneham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stoneham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stoneham
      • From Irvine to Stoneham
    • Russell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <1>
    • Torpedo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torpedo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torpedo
      • Torpedo is located in Warren County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Irvine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irvine.

Newspapers Published in Irvine ...

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 Irvine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irvine, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irvine.

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 Irvine:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Irvine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Irvine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Irvine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irvine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8397, Longitude: -79.2683    









 

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