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 McLane (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 McLane. 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 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.
McLane is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Chautauqua (NY), Ashtabula (OH), Crawford (OH) & Warren (OH).
Below are the counties that are near McLane. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McLane:
- Erie County (The home county of McLane)
- The following are listed by their distance from McLane, with the one closest to McLane listed first.
- McKean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McKean is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- McKean has also been known as:
- Middleboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKean <1>
- Edinboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- LeBoeuf Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Francis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Waterford Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Little Elk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Kearsarge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kearsarge is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- West Millcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Millcreek is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millcreek
- Borough of Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from McLane, with the one closest to McLane listed first.
- Cambridge Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crossingville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Venango
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mosiertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Woodcock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Brown Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Coons Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Saegertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Springboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Springboro Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Canadohta Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Venango County
- Wilson Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from McLane, with the one closest to McLane listed first.
- Colza
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- East Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from McLane, with the one closest to McLane listed first.
- Findley Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- French Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- North Clymer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Slab City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from McLane, with the one closest to McLane listed first.
- Conneaut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- North Kingsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gould
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Richmond Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Kingsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McLane, see our County-by-County Page for McLane.
Cemeteries Near McLane ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McLane.
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 McLane - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McLane covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McLane, with the one closest to McLane listed first.
- Golden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sharpes Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Corners Cemetery
- The Sharpes Corners Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharpe Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Valley Cemetery
- Tallmadge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46556 <2>
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrod Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ruhl Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Francis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. James Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (148 more) ...
- Bonnell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that McLane had a population of 93 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McLane, with the one closest to McLane listed first.
- McKean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McKean is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- McKean has also been known as:
- Middleboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKean <1>
- Edinboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McLallen Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McLallen Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLallen Corners
- Lavery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lavery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavery
- Sterrettania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sterrettania is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrettania
- Ivarea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ivarea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivarea
- Drakes Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Drakes Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Mills
- Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Francis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Waterford Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Little Elk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- West Millcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Millcreek is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millcreek
- Crossingville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McLane. See our List of 1890's Communities around McLane.
Newspapers Published in McLane ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around McLane.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McLane, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McLane.
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 helpful 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 McLane:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- Chautauqua County
- Ashtabula 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 McLane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- McLane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |