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 Matthews Run (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 Matthews Run. 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 Matthews Run ...
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.
While the name of this community is Matthews Run, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Matthews Run may originally have been Matthew's Run.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Matthews Run might be written as Matthew Run.
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 hospitals 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.
Matthews Run is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Cattaraugus (NY), Chautauqua (NY), Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, McKean & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Matthews Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Matthews Run:
- Warren County (The home county of Matthews Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews Run, with the one closest to Matthews Run listed first.
- Youngsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Pittsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irvine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Putnamville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Putnamville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Bear Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Warren is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cobham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews Run, with the one closest to Matthews Run listed first.
- Spartansburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vrooman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Titusville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canadohta Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Riceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Hydetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Tryonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Lincolnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Gresham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Rootville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews Run, with the one closest to Matthews Run listed first.
- Corry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Elgin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Wattsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Phillipsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Hornby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews Run, with the one closest to Matthews Run listed first.
- Fagundus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Balltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Jamison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Iron City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Sheffield Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- McKean County
- Westline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews Run, with the one closest to Matthews Run listed first.
- Pleasantville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shamburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Pithole City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews Run, with the one closest to Matthews Run listed first.
- Onoville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Elko ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elko is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko has also been known as:
- Wolf Run
- Randolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
- Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
- Tunesassa
- Cold Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- East Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- Conewango
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
- Axeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
- Napoli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews Run, with the one closest to Matthews Run listed first.
- Busti
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- Niobe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kiantone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
- Ashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lakewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Panama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Celoron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenhurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frewsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Fluvanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Matthews Run, see our County-by-County Page for Matthews Run.
Cemeteries Near Matthews Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Matthews Run.
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 Matthews Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Matthews Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Matthews Run, with the one closest to Matthews Run listed first.
- Chandlers Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Turnpike Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitestown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weiler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Weiler Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the west of North Warren.
- The Weiler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yankee Bush Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142104 <3>
- Wintergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brooks Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- Westview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshtown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knapp 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Matthews Run had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Matthews Run, with the one closest to Matthews Run listed first.
- Chandlers Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chandlers Valley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Valley
- Youngsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irvine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Lander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lander is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Spring Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Watts Flats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Watts Flats is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Flats
- Busti
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- Torpedo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Torpedo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torpedo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Warren is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Warren
- Bear Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Matthews Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Matthews Run.
Newspapers Published in Matthews Run ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Matthews Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Matthews Run, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Matthews Run.
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 either 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 Matthews Run:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Forest County
- McKean County
- Venango County
- Cattaraugus 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Matthews Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Matthews Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |