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 Kerrs Corners (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 Kerrs Corners. 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.
Name Variations for Kerrs Corners ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Kerrs Corners: Kerrs Cors.
- While the name of this community is Kerrs Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kerrs Corners may originally have been Kerr's Corners.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kerrs Corners might be written as Kerr Corners.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Kerrs Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kerrs Corners.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Kerrs Corners 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 Kerrs Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kerrs Corners:
- Erie County (The home county of Kerrs Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerrs Corners, with the one closest to Kerrs Corners listed first.
- Freeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- North East
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hornby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hornby is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Phillipsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Lawrence Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lawrence Park is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
- Wesleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wattsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arbuckle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Erie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Kearsarge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Corry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elgin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerrs Corners, with the one closest to Kerrs Corners listed first.
- Spartansburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Canadohta Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Lincolnville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Brown Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Riceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Rootville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerrs Corners, with the one closest to Kerrs Corners listed first.
- Bear Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colza
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Lottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Sugar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Spring Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- East Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerrs Corners, with the one closest to Kerrs Corners listed first.
- Ripley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Findley Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forsyth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Slab City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- French Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Stebbins Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
- Westfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Clymer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Mayville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hartfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
- Stedman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stedman is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
- Bournes Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bournes Beach is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournes Beach
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kerrs Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Kerrs Corners.
Cemeteries Near Kerrs Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kerrs Corners.
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 Kerrs Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kerrs Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kerrs Corners, with the one closest to Kerrs Corners listed first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Northville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Ripley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quincy Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Findley Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mina Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Ripley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Mina Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Porter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (128 more) ...
- St. Matthias Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- French Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marks Corners Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Kerrs Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kerrs Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kerrs Corners, with the one closest to Kerrs Corners listed first.
- South Ripley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Ripley is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- State Line
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- North East
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moorhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moorhead is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Findley Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mina is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
- Hornby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hornby is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Lombard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lombard is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Moorheadville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moorheadville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorheadville
- Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- French Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Summerdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Summerdale is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
- Marvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Westfield
(12 miles [19.3 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 Kerrs Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kerrs Corners.
Newspapers Published in Kerrs Corners ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kerrs Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kerrs Corners, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kerrs Corners.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Kerrs Corners:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Warren County
- Chautauqua County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 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 Kerrs Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kerrs Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |