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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 McDowell Corners (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 McDowell Corners. 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 McDowell Corners ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for McDowell Corners: McDowell Cors.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
McDowell Corners is located in Mercer 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 Mercer County: Mahoning (OH), Trumbull (OH), Butler, Crawford, Lawrence & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near McDowell Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McDowell Corners:
- Mercer County (The home county of McDowell Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from McDowell Corners, with the one closest to McDowell Corners listed first.
- Perrys Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
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- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
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- Courtneys Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
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- Swamproot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
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- North Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
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- Leesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
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- Millburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
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- Jackson Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Kilgore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
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- Coolspring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coolspring is located in Mercer County
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- Stoneboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDowell Corners, with the one closest to McDowell Corners listed first.
- Parker
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
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- Kaylor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
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- Bradys Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
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- Queenstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
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- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDowell Corners, with the one closest to McDowell Corners listed first.
- Wurtemburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Frisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
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- Lillyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
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- North Sewickley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Goehring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
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- Koppel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
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- Barrisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Big Beaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Homewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- New Galilee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDowell Corners, with the one closest to McDowell Corners listed first.
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Slippery Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bovard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
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- Branchton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
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- Murrinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- West Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Hallston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
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- Ferris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
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- Cherry Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- West Sunbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eau Claire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDowell Corners, with the one closest to McDowell Corners listed first.
- Foxburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saint Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lamartine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Alum Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Turkey City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- West Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Beaver City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Bela
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Callensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- East Brady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
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- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDowell Corners, with the one closest to McDowell Corners listed first.
- Cochranton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Deckard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
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- Atlantic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Adamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Geneva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Hartstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Pymatuning South
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Black Ash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Frenchtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
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- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDowell Corners, with the one closest to McDowell Corners listed first.
- Volant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- New Wilmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grant City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
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- McCaslin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
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- Rose Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Altman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
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- Nashua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- New Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
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- Oakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
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- South New Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- West New Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDowell Corners, with the one closest to McDowell Corners listed first.
- Barkeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nectarine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
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- Henderson Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
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- Bullion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
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- Pearl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
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- Clintonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eakin Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
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- Polk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Venango County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Saint George
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
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- Coal City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
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- Nicklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
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- Emlenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Uniontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- York County
- Adamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from McDowell Corners, with the one closest to McDowell Corners listed first.
- Lowellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Struthers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Poland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Youngstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boardman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Perkins Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from McDowell Corners, with the one closest to McDowell Corners listed first.
- West Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Masury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Five Points
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Orangeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Brookfield Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Hubbard
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Weldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Coalburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Hartford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Maplewood Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Yankee Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Paynes Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Burghill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McDowell Corners, see our County-by-County Page for McDowell Corners.
Cemeteries Near McDowell Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McDowell Corners.
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 McDowell Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McDowell Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McDowell Corners, with the one closest to McDowell Corners listed first.
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beloved Disciple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Courtney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Findley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Mercer Citizens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Citizens Cemetery
- The Mercer Citizens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Citizens Cemetery
- Carpenders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zahniser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find McDowell Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McDowell Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McDowell Corners, with the one closest to McDowell Corners listed first.
- London
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- London is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Pardoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pardoe is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardoe
- Leesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- North Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Centertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Centertown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Hope Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hope Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
- Millburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Jackson Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Indian Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Run is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run
- Forestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Barkeyville
(7 miles [11.3 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 McDowell Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around McDowell Corners.
Newspapers Published in McDowell Corners ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around McDowell Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McDowell Corners, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McDowell Corners.
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 McDowell Corners:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Venango County
- York County
- Mahoning County
- Trumbull 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 McDowell Corners, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McDowell Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |