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 Ivarea (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 Ivarea. 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 northwest 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 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.
Ivarea is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Chautauqua (NY), Ashtabula (OH), Crawford (OH) & Warren (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Ivarea. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ivarea:
- Erie County (The home county of Ivarea)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivarea, with the one closest to Ivarea listed first.
- Francis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Franklin Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Elk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Platea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Platea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Cranesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Albion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edinboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cross is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Girard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Girard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- Pennside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Keepville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Borough of Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivarea, with the one closest to Ivarea listed first.
- Crossingville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Springboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mosiertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Springboro Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Venango
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conneautville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Cambridge Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coons Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Woodcock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Dicksonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Saegertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Harmonsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivarea, with the one closest to Ivarea listed first.
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kennard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Venango County
- Wilson Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- York County
- Adamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivarea, with the one closest to Ivarea listed first.
- Conneaut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- North Kingsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gould
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Richmond Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Kingsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Andover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dorset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crestlawn Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Edgewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Parkwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- West Andover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Ashtabula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ivarea, see our County-by-County Page for Ivarea.
Cemeteries Near Ivarea ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ivarea.
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 Ivarea - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ivarea covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ivarea, with the one closest to Ivarea listed first.
- Brock Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sherrod Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Randall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Randall Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Albion.
- The Randall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Randall / Valley Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976564 <2>
- Salsbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carmel - Freeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Golden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ruhl Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ivarea had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ivarea, with the one closest to Ivarea listed first.
- Lavery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lavery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavery
- Lundys Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lundys Lane is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundys Lane
- Francis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Pont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pont is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pont
- Little Elk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Platea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Platea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Crossingville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Albion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keepville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Pennside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Hickernell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickernell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickernell
- Girard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Girard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Edinboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McLane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McLane is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLane
- Sterrettania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sterrettania is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrettania
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ivarea. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ivarea.
Newspapers Published in Ivarea ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ivarea.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ivarea, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ivarea.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Ivarea:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- York County
- Ashtabula 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 Ivarea, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ivarea) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |