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 Keating Summit (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 Keating Summit. 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.
Keating Summit is located in Potter 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 Potter County: Allegany (NY), Steuben (NY), Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean & Tioga.
Below are the counties that are near Keating Summit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keating Summit:
- Potter County (The home county of Keating Summit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keating Summit, with the one closest to Keating Summit listed first.
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roulette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Inez
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Williston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Coudersport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Sweden Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Coneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Millport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Millport is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Oswayo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Shinglehouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chrystal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keating Summit, with the one closest to Keating Summit listed first.
- Emporium
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Weber City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Cameron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Beechwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Huntley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Driftwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mix Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Wyside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keating Summit, with the one closest to Keating Summit listed first.
- Hammersley Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Bitumen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keating Summit, with the one closest to Keating Summit listed first.
- Instanter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Dents Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Grant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Streights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Saint Marys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benezette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilcox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Johnsonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Caledonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keating Summit, with the one closest to Keating Summit listed first.
- Gardeau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Port Allegany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crosby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Clermont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Sartwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Smethport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Larabee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Myrtle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Eldred
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Hutchins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Rew
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rew is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
- Mount Jewett
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keating Summit, with the one closest to Keating Summit listed first.
- Bowler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Alma
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Little Genesee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bolivar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kossuth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Pikeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Sawyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Vosburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Allentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Richburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Paynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Petrolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keating Summit, with the one closest to Keating Summit listed first.
- Portville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Four Mile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Rock City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Weston Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Westons Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Olean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keating Summit, see our County-by-County Page for Keating Summit.
Cemeteries Near Keating Summit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keating Summit.
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 Keating Summit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keating Summit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keating Summit, with the one closest to Keating Summit listed first.
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forksville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lyman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Card Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Costello Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rees Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coudersport.
- The St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Eulalias Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Run Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eulalia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (77 more) ...
- Reed Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Anson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Keating Summit in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keating Summit.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keating Summit, with the one closest to Keating Summit listed first.
- Gardeau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Odin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Odin is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Wrights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights
- Sizerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sizerville is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerville
- Mina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mina is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
- Knowlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Roulette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olmsted
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olmsted is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmsted
- Burtville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burtville is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Costello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Costello is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costello
- Inez
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Williston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Port Allegany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coudersport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Keating Summit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keating Summit.
Newspapers Published in Keating Summit ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keating Summit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keating Summit, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keating Summit.
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 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 Keating Summit:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Potter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Clinton County
- Elk County
- McKean 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 Keating Summit, 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- Keating Summit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |