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 Little Cooley (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 Little Cooley. 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.
Little Cooley is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Ashtabula (OH), Trumbull (OH), Erie, Mercer, Venango & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Little Cooley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Cooley:
- Crawford County (The home county of Little Cooley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Cooley, with the one closest to Little Cooley listed first.
- Rootville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Lincolnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Brown Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Townville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Canadohta Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tryonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Fauncetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Blooming Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Guys Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Cooley, with the one closest to Little Cooley listed first.
- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- LeBoeuf Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Waterford Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Waterford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Edinboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Wattsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Corry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Cooley, with the one closest to Little Cooley listed first.
- Fagundus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Jamison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Cooley, with the one closest to Little Cooley listed first.
- Milledgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- New Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- North Sandy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- New Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Sheakleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Sandy Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clarks Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Hadley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kennard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Cooley, with the one closest to Little Cooley listed first.
- Wilson Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Cooperstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Petroleum Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Shamburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Pleasantville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rynd Farm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Sugarcreek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Utica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Pithole City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Plumer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Rouseville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McClintock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Cooley, with the one closest to Little Cooley listed first.
- Selkirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- East Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Sanford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- West Spring Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Colza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Columbus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Tidioute
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bear Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- York County
- Adamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Cooley, with the one closest to Little Cooley listed first.
- French Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Findley Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Clymer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Niobe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Cooley, see our County-by-County Page for Little Cooley.
Cemeteries Near Little Cooley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Cooley.
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 Little Cooley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Cooley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Cooley, with the one closest to Little Cooley listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Loomis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chapinville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Townley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shreve Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hatch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mackey Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brawley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Little Cooley had a population of 191 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Cooley, with the one closest to Little Cooley listed first.
- Rootville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Teepleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Teepleville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teepleville
- New Richmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Richmond is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Townville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Brown Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Lincolnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lyona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyona is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Pinney Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pinney Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinney Corners
- Tryonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Troy Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Tillotson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tillotson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillotson
- Millers Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Cooley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Cooley.
Newspapers Published in Little Cooley ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Cooley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Cooley, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Cooley.
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 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 Little Cooley:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- York County
- Chautauqua 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 Little Cooley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Cooley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |