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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 McCrea Furnace (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 McCrea Furnace. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

McCrea Furnace is located in Armstrong 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 Armstrong County: Allegheny, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson & Westmoreland.

Below are the counties that are near McCrea Furnace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McCrea Furnace:

  • Armstrong County     (The home county of McCrea Furnace)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCrea Furnace, with the one closest to McCrea Furnace listed first.
    • Eddyville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
      • Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
    • Putneyville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
      • Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
    • Dayton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
    • Muff
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
      • Muff is located in Armstrong County
    • South Bethlehem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
      • South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Echo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Echo is located in Armstrong County
    • Deanville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
      • Deanville is located in Armstrong County
    • Millville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Armstrong County
    • Bryan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Bryan is located in Armstrong County
    • Barnards
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
      • Barnards is located in Armstrong County
    • Oscar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oscar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
      • Oscar is located in Armstrong County
    • Dee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
      • Dee is located in Armstrong County
  • Allegheny County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCrea Furnace, with the one closest to McCrea Furnace listed first.
    • Sligo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sligo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
      • Sligo is located in Allegheny County
    • Karns
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Karns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
      • Karns is located in Allegheny County
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCrea Furnace, with the one closest to McCrea Furnace listed first.
    • Kepples Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
      • Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
    • Chicora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
      • Chicora is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <2>
    • Fenelton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Karns City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Millerstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
      • Millerstown is located in Butler County
    • Petrolia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
      • Petrolia is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Leasureville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
      • Leasureville is located in Butler County
    • Bruin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
      • Bruin is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Fairview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
    • Dennys Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
      • Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
    • Saint Joe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Joe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
      • Saint Joe is located in Butler County
    • Monroe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monroe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Butler County
  • Cambria County
    • Garmantown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
      • Garmantown is located in Cambria County
  • Clarion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCrea Furnace, with the one closest to McCrea Furnace listed first.
    • Fairmont City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • New Bethlehem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hawthorn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
      • Hawthorn is located in Clarion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorn <2>
    • Leatherwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leatherwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
      • Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
    • Piolett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piolett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
      • Piolett is located in Clarion County
    • Brinkerton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brinkerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
      • Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
    • Lawsonham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
      • Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
    • Crates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
      • Crates is located in Clarion County
    • Frogtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frogtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
      • Frogtown is located in Clarion County
    • Rimersburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
      • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <2>
    • Curllsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curllsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
      • Curllsville is located in Clarion County
    • Phillipston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phillipston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
      • Phillipston is located in Clarion County
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCrea Furnace, with the one closest to McCrea Furnace listed first.
    • Burnside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Stanley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Clearfield County
    • Troutville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
      • Troutville is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Helvetia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
      • Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
    • Mahaffey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaffey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaffey
      • Mahaffey is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahaffey <2>
    • Sandy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Sandy is located in Clearfield County
    • DuBois
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
      • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <2>
  • Forest County
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCrea Furnace, with the one closest to McCrea Furnace listed first.
    • Smicksburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smicksburg
      • Smicksburg is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smicksburg <2>
    • Beyer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
      • Beyer is located in Indiana County
    • Trade City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trade City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
      • Trade City is located in Indiana County
    • Elkin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
      • Elkin is located in Indiana County
    • Georgeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
      • Georgeville is located in Indiana County
    • Plumville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
      • Plumville is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Mottarns Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
      • Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
    • Marchand
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
      • Marchand is located in Indiana County
    • Willet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
      • Willet is located in Indiana County
    • Ambrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ambrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
      • Ambrose is located in Indiana County
    • Davis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Indiana County
    • Chambersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
      • Chambersville is located in Indiana County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCrea Furnace, with the one closest to McCrea Furnace listed first.
    • Langville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
      • Langville is located in Jefferson County
    • Pansy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
      • Pansy is located in Jefferson County
    • Timblin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timblin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
      • Timblin is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Worthville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
      • Worthville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Ohl
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
      • Ohl is located in Jefferson County
    • Coolspring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oliveburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oliveburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
      • Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Summerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
      • Summerville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Punxsutawney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Green Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
      • Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Albion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Jefferson County
    • Corsica
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corsica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
      • Corsica is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Lawrence County
    • Big Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Venango County
    • Nickleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nickleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
      • Nickleville is located in Venango County
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCrea Furnace, with the one closest to McCrea Furnace listed first.
    • Hyde Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
      • Hyde Park is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyde Park <2>
    • Bagdad
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bagdad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
      • Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
    • West Leechburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Leechburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
      • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • East Vandergrift
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
      • East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
    • Vandergrift
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
      • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <2>
    • Weinel Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
      • Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
    • Avonmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Oklahoma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
    • Salina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near McCrea Furnace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCrea Furnace.

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 McCrea Furnace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dayton Glad Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mateer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smicksburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smicksburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smicksburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cochran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cochran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Duncan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Croyle Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Croyle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Croyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • White Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 McCrea Furnace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McCrea Furnace.

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

  • Belknap
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belknap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
    • Belknap is located in Armstrong County
  • Eddyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
    • Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
  • Putneyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
    • Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
  • Muff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
    • Muff is located in Armstrong County
  • Dayton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
  • McWilliams
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McWilliams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
    • McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
  • Goheenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goheenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goheenville
    • Goheenville is located in Armstrong County
  • Fairmont City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Echo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Echo is located in Armstrong County
  • New Bethlehem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Deanville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
    • Deanville is located in Armstrong County
  • Bryan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Bryan is located in Armstrong County
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    • Loop
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
      • Loop is located in Indiana County
    • Porter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Jefferson County
    • Barnards
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
      • Barnards is located in Armstrong County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McCrea Furnace. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCrea Furnace.

Newspapers Published in McCrea Furnace ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCrea Furnace.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCrea Furnace, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McCrea Furnace.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 McCrea Furnace:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 McCrea Furnace, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McCrea Furnace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCrea Furnace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9262, Longitude: -79.2909       In this case, the coordinates for McCrea Furnace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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