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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 Lake City (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 Lake City. 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 Lake City ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake City: Lk. City

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 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.

Lake City is located in Elk County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties 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 Lake City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake City:

  • Elk County     (The home county of Lake City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake City, with the one closest to Lake City listed first.
    • Hallton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
      • Hallton is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hallton
      • From Lake City to Hallton
    • Ridgway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
      • Ridgway is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <3>
    • Horton City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
      • Horton City is located in Elk County
    • Shawmut
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Millstone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Whistletown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brockport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Challenge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kylers Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Johnsonburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dagus Mines
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Russell City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
      • Russell City is located in Elk County
  • Cameron County
    • Beechwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beechwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beechwood
      • From Lake City to Beechwood
  • Clarion County
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake City, with the one closest to Lake City listed first.
    • Treasure Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treasure Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
      • Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
    • DuBois
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sandy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Sandy is located in Clearfield County
    • Winterburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tyler
      • From Lake City to Tyler
    • Stanley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stanley
      • From Lake City to Stanley
    • Helvetia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Luthersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Rockton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Troutville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Laborde
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grampian
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grampian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian
      • Grampian is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grampian <3>
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake City, with the one closest to Lake City listed first.
    • Clarington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Redclyffe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redclyffe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
      • Redclyffe is located in Forest County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Redclyffe
      • From Lake City to Redclyffe
    • Marienville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Forest County
    • Roses
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roses. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
      • Roses is located in Forest County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roses
      • From Lake City to Roses
    • Sheffield Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Gilfoyle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Balltown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Forest County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Balltown
      • From Lake City to Balltown
    • Tionesta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake City, with the one closest to Lake City listed first.
    • Schoffner Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Munderf
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brockway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Brockway is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockway <3>
    • Warsaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
    • Crenshaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crenshaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
      • Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crenshaw
      • From Lake City to Crenshaw
    • Allens Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hazen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sigel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Falls Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
      • Falls Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Creek <3>
    • Howe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Howe
      • From Lake City to Howe
    • Pancoast
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lawrence County
    • Big Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
      • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • McKean County
  • Warren County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake City, see our County-by-County Page for Lake City.

Cemeteries Near Lake City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake City.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake City, with the one closest to Lake City listed first.

  • Maxwell Run Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Munderf Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munderf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munderf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sugar Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Leos Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Leos Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Leos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thayer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thayer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thayer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakmont Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Tobias Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Tobias Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Tobias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ott Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moorhead Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moorhead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moorhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riggs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Brockport Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Blue Ridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Lake City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake City.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake City, with the one closest to Lake City listed first.

  • Arroyo
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arroyo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo
    • Arroyo is located in Elk County
  • Portland Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
    • Portland Mills is located in Elk County
  • Carman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman
    • Carman is located in Elk County
  • Hallton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
    • Hallton is located in Elk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hallton
    • From Lake City to Hallton
  • Schoffner Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Munderf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
    • Sugar Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Ridgway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
    • Ridgway is located in Elk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <3>
  • Millstone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Richardsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
    • Richardsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Corduroy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corduroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corduroy
    • Corduroy is located in Elk County
  • Warsaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Coal Glen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Glen
      • Coal Glen is located in Jefferson County
    • Crenshaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crenshaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
      • Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crenshaw
      • From Lake City to Crenshaw
    • Brockport
      (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 Lake City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake City.

Newspapers Published in Lake City ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake City, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake City.

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 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 Lake City:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Elk County: www.co.elk.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lake City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Lake City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3649, Longitude: -78.8857    









 

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