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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County: Mahoning (OH), Trumbull (OH), Butler, Crawford, Lawrence & Venango.
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:
- Mercer 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.
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrys Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Swamproot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Courtneys Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Kilgore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Perrine Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Jackson Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Mercer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stoneboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerrs Corners, with the one closest to Kerrs Corners listed first.
- Parker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Queenstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Wattersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Laird Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerrs Corners, with the one closest to Kerrs Corners listed first.
- Ellwood City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Frisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Goehring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Koppel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Big Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Homewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- New Galilee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerrs Corners, with the one closest to Kerrs Corners listed first.
- Harrisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Slippery Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bovard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Murrinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Hallston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- West Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Ferris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Cherry Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Sunbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerrs Corners, with the one closest to Kerrs Corners listed first.
- Foxburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Lamartine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Turkey City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- West Freedom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Callensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Beaver City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Bela
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Catfish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerrs Corners, with the one closest to Kerrs Corners listed first.
- Cochranton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Deckard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Atlantic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Black Ash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Frenchtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerrs Corners, with the one closest to Kerrs Corners listed first.
- Volant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Grant City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- McCaslin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Rose Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- New Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Altman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- New Castle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Energy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerrs Corners, with the one closest to Kerrs Corners listed first.
- Barkeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Clintonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Henderson Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Bullion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Pearl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Eakin Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Saint George
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Coal City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Polk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Emlenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nicklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- York County
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerrs Corners, with the one closest to Kerrs Corners listed first.
- Lowellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Poland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Struthers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kerrs Corners, with the one closest to Kerrs Corners listed first.
- West Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Masury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Five Points
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hubbard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Weldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Orangeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Coalburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Maplewood Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Yankee Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Hartford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Burghill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Beloved Disciple Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Irwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Courtney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Annandale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gadsby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hendersonville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.
- Harrisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Centertown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Barkeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- London
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- London is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- North Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Forestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Wick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wick is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Millbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millbrook is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Pardoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pardoe is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardoe
- Nectarine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Wesley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Kilgore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Slippery Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Branchton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Bovard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
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 36 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 16 miles [25.7 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 like to start 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 Kerrs Corners:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Venango County
- York County
- Mahoning County
- Trumbull 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' (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- Kerrs Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |