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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 Kanesholm (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 Kanesholm. 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 hospitals and 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.

Kanesholm is located in McKean 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 McKean County: Allegany (NY), Cattaraugus (NY), Cameron, Elk, Forest, Potter & Warren.

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

  • McKean County     (The home county of Kanesholm)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kanesholm, with the one closest to Kanesholm listed first.
    • Coontown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Freeman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in McKean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Freeman
      • From Kanesholm to Freeman
    • Kane
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hutchins
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
      • Hutchins is located in McKean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hutchins
      • From Kanesholm to Hutchins
    • Mount Jewett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tallyho
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Westline
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Big Shanty
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Shanty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
      • Big Shanty is located in McKean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Big Shanty
      • From Kanesholm to Big Shanty
    • Clermont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clermont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
      • Clermont is located in McKean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clermont
      • From Kanesholm to Clermont
    • Lewis Run
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
      • Lewis Run is located in McKean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <2>
    • Aiken
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aiken. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Aiken is located in McKean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aiken
      • From Kanesholm to Aiken
    • Custer City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
      • Custer City is located in McKean County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer City <2>
    • Allen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in McKean County
  • Cameron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kanesholm, with the one closest to Kanesholm listed first.
    • Beechwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beechwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beechwood
      • From Kanesholm to Beechwood
    • Weber City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
      • Weber City is located in Cameron County
    • Emporium
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
      • Emporium is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <2>
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kanesholm, with the one closest to Kanesholm listed first.
    • James City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Wilcox
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Windy City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Streights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Streights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
      • Streights is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Streights
      • From Kanesholm to Streights
    • Instanter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Instanter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
      • Instanter is located in Elk County
    • Russell City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Johnsonburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Whistletown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ridgway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
      • Ridgway is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <2>
    • Saint Marys
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <2>
    • Hallton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
      • Hallton is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hallton
      • From Kanesholm to Hallton
    • Lake City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Dagus Mines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kanesholm, with the one closest to Kanesholm listed first.
    • Sheffield Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Iron City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Balltown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Forest County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Balltown
      • From Kanesholm to Balltown
    • Marienville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Roses
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
      • Roses is located in Forest County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roses
      • From Kanesholm to Roses
    • Gilfoyle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Redclyffe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redclyffe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
      • Redclyffe is located in Forest County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Redclyffe
      • From Kanesholm to Redclyffe
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kanesholm, with the one closest to Kanesholm listed first.
    • Schoffner Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Brockway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Brockway is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockway <2>
    • Crenshaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crenshaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
      • Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crenshaw
      • From Kanesholm to Crenshaw
    • Munderf
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Potter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kanesholm, with the one closest to Kanesholm listed first.
    • Williston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
      • Williston is located in Potter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Williston
      • From Kanesholm to Williston
    • Roulette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Warren County
  • Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kanesholm, with the one closest to Kanesholm listed first.
    • Limestone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • 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 Kanesholm to Elko
    • New Ireland ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Ireland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
      • New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • New Ireland has also been known as:
      • Irish Town
      • Little Ireland
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Ireland
      • From Kanesholm to New Ireland
    • Rock City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Chipmunk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipmunk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
      • Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chipmunk
      • From Kanesholm to Chipmunk
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • 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 Kanesholm to Quaker Bridge
    • Four Mile
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Four Mile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
      • Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Four Mile
      • From Kanesholm to Four Mile
    • Onoville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Carrollton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carrollton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carrollton
      • From Kanesholm to Carrollton
    • Saint Bonaventure
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bonaventure have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bonaventure
      • Saint Bonaventure is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Bonaventure <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Kanesholm ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kanesholm.

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 Kanesholm covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kanesholm had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Griffiths
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffiths have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths
    • Griffiths is located in McKean County
  • Greendale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Greendale is located in McKean County
  • Sergeant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sergeant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant
    • Sergeant is located in McKean County
  • Kane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Freeman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in McKean County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Freeman
    • From Kanesholm to Freeman
  • Dahoga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahoga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoga
    • Dahoga is located in Elk County
  • Hutchins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
    • Hutchins is located in McKean County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hutchins
    • From Kanesholm to Hutchins
  • Mount Jewett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Guffey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guffey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffey
    • Guffey is located in McKean County
  • Tallyho
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Westline
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wilcox
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rasselas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rasselas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasselas
      • Rasselas is located in Elk County
    • Midmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midmont
      • Midmont is located in Elk County
    • Kushequa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kushequa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushequa
      • Kushequa is located in McKean County

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

Newspapers Published in Kanesholm ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kanesholm.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kanesholm, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kanesholm.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Kanesholm:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kanesholm) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kanesholm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6755, Longitude: -78.7285    
<6>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 Kanesholm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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