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 Ketner (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 Ketner. 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.
Ketner 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 Ketner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ketner:
- Elk County (The home county of Ketner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketner, with the one closest to Ketner listed first.
- Streights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Wilcox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonburg
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Instanter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Whistletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- James City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dagus Mines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- McKinley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Windy City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Russell City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketner, with the one closest to Ketner listed first.
- Beechwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Weber City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Emporium
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cameron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Mix Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Huntley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Driftwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketner, with the one closest to Ketner listed first.
- Tyler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Winterburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Treasure Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- DuBois
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketner, with the one closest to Ketner listed first.
- Sheffield Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Iron City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Marienville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Roses
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Balltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Redclyffe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Clarington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilfoyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketner, with the one closest to Ketner listed first.
- Crenshaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Brockway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schoffner Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Munderf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Allens Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Falls Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Hazen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Pancoast
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketner, with the one closest to Ketner listed first.
- Hutchins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Freeman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Coontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Kanesholm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Mount Jewett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clermont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Kane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tallyho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Westline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Timbuck
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Timbuck is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuck
- Crosby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Big Shanty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Big Shanty is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketner, with the one closest to Ketner listed first.
- Austin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roulette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketner, with the one closest to Ketner listed first.
- Roystone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Donaldson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Barnes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Hoover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Henrys Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Sheffield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saybrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Big Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bend is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Clarendon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Hemlock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ketner, see our County-by-County Page for Ketner.
Cemeteries Near Ketner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ketner.
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 Ketner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ketner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ketner, with the one closest to Ketner listed first.
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakmont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Leos Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thayer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (69 more) ...
- Highland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ketner had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ketner, with the one closest to Ketner listed first.
- Glen Hazel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glen Hazel is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Streights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Wilcox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolfe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rolfe is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
- Johnsonburg
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Rasselas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rasselas is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasselas
- Instanter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Midmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Midmont is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midmont
- Dahoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dahoga is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoga
- Whistletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Daguscahonda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Daguscahonda is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daguscahonda
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hutchins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Ridgway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sergeant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sergeant is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ketner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ketner.
Newspapers Published in Ketner ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ketner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ketner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ketner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ketner:
- 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> | 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 Ketner, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ketner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |