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 Kaulmont (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 Kaulmont. 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 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.
Kaulmont is located in Elk 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 Elk County: Cameron, Clearfield, Forest, Jefferson, McKean & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Kaulmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kaulmont:
- Elk County (The home county of Kaulmont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kaulmont, with the one closest to Kaulmont listed first.
- Saint Marys
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dagus Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Johnsonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Byrnedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kylers Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Streights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Benezette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whistletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Challenge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kaulmont, with the one closest to Kaulmont listed first.
- Beechwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Weber City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Emporium
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cameron
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Mix Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Huntley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Driftwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wyside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kaulmont, with the one closest to Kaulmont listed first.
- Tyler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Winterburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Treasure Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- DuBois
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Sandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Mount Joy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Plymptonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
- Luthersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clearfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laborde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Barrett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Barrett is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kaulmont, with the one closest to Kaulmont listed first.
- Sheffield Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Iron City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Marienville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kaulmont, with the one closest to Kaulmont listed first.
- Crenshaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Brockway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Schoffner Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Falls Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Munderf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Red Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Allens Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Pancoast
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Warsaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Hazen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Sandy Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Prescottville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kaulmont, with the one closest to Kaulmont listed first.
- Hutchins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Clermont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Freeman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Coontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Kanesholm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Gardeau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Mount Jewett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crosby
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Tallyho
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Smethport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Timbuck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Timbuck is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuck
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kaulmont, with the one closest to Kaulmont listed first.
- Austin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roulette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kaulmont, with the one closest to Kaulmont listed first.
- Donaldson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Henrys Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Hoover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Roystone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kaulmont, see our County-by-County Page for Kaulmont.
Cemeteries Near Kaulmont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kaulmont.
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 Kaulmont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kaulmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kaulmont, with the one closest to Kaulmont listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Byrnedale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135193 <3>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Cemetery
- Wardvale Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159321 <3>
- Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
- The Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnsonburg United Methodist Cemetery
- Rolfe United Methodist Cemetery
- Wardville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159320 <3>
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Rosary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
- The Holy Rosary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wardvale Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968966 <3>
- St. Leos Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakmont Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thayer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (89 more) ...
- Kooker Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ott Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Kaulmont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kaulmont.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kaulmont, with the one closest to Kaulmont listed first.
- Saint Marys
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kersey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dagus Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Rathbun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbun is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Daguscahonda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Daguscahonda is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daguscahonda
- Truman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Truman is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Beechwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Glen Hazel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Hazel is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Johnsonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Kylers Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Ketner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ketner is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketner
- Rolfe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rolfe is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Weedville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Benezette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kaulmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kaulmont.
Newspapers Published in Kaulmont ...
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 Kaulmont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kaulmont, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kaulmont.
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 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 Kaulmont:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Elk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Clearfield County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- McKean County
- Potter 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> | 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- Kaulmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kaulmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |