RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania >> Venango County >> McPhersons Corner >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Pennsylvania

The Commemorative Quarter for Pennsylvania





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 McPhersons Corner (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 McPhersons Corner. 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 McPhersons Corner ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for McPhersons Corner: McPhersons Cor. (or less commonly used: McPhersons Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is McPhersons Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So McPhersons Corner may originally have been McPherson's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case McPhersons Corner might be written as McPherson Corner.

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 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.

McPhersons Corner is located in Venango 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 Venango County: Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Forest, Mercer & Warren.

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

  • Venango County     (The home county of McPhersons Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPhersons Corner, with the one closest to McPhersons Corner listed first.
    • Coal Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
      • Coal Hill is located in Venango County
    • Fertigs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fertigs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
      • Fertigs is located in Venango County
    • President
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
      • President is located in Venango County
    • Hill City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Venango County
    • Hasson Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
      • Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
    • Siverly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
      • Siverly is located in Venango County
    • Colonial Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Venango County
    • McClintock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McClintock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
      • McClintock is located in Venango County
    • Oil City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Seneca
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Seneca is located in Venango County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
    • Woodland Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
      • Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
    • Cranberry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
      • Cranberry is located in Venango County
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPhersons Corner, with the one closest to McPhersons Corner listed first.
    • Parker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <4>
    • Fredericksburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
    • Bradys Bend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
      • Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
    • Queenstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Queenstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
      • Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
    • Kaylor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
      • Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
    • Wattersonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
      • Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
    • Tidal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tidal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
      • Tidal is located in Armstrong County
    • Millville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Armstrong County
    • South Bethlehem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPhersons Corner, with the one closest to McPhersons Corner listed first.
    • Cherry Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
      • Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Eau Claire
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Murrinsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murrinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
      • Murrinsville is located in Butler County
    • Bruin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
      • Bruin is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Ferris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
      • Ferris is located in Butler County
    • Fairview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Petrolia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
      • Petrolia is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Karns City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Harrisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Forestville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Forestville is located in Butler County
    • Bovard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bovard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
      • Bovard is located in Butler County
    • Branchton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
      • Branchton is located in Butler County
  • Clarion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPhersons Corner, with the one closest to McPhersons Corner listed first.
    • Venus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
      • Venus is located in Clarion County
    • Pine City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Clarion County
    • Fryburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wolfs Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
      • Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
    • Iron City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Clarion County
    • Knox
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Knox is located in Clarion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
    • Elk City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Clarion County
    • Beaver City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
      • Beaver City is located in Clarion County
    • Lamartine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
      • Lamartine is located in Clarion County
    • Shippenville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Arthurs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthurs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurs
      • Arthurs is located in Clarion County
    • Leeper
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPhersons Corner, with the one closest to McPhersons Corner listed first.
    • Titusville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Gresham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Gresham is located in Crawford County
    • Hydetown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
      • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Fauncetown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
      • Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
    • Black Ash
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Black Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
      • Black Ash is located in Crawford County
    • Deckard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deckard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
      • Deckard is located in Crawford County
    • Vrooman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vrooman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
      • Vrooman is located in Crawford County
    • Tryonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
      • Tryonville is located in Crawford County
    • Centerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
    • Townville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
      • Townville is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
    • Guys Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guys Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Mills
      • Guys Mills is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guys Mills <4>
    • Cochranton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
      • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <4>
  • Elk County
    • Millstone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
      • Millstone is located in Elk County
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPhersons Corner, with the one closest to McPhersons Corner listed first.
    • Tionesta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fagundus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fagundus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
      • Fagundus is located in Forest County
    • Trunkeyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trunkeyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
      • Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
    • Gilfoyle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
      • Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
    • Redclyffe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redclyffe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
      • Redclyffe is located in Forest County
    • Roses
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roses. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
      • Roses is located in Forest County
    • Clarington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Marienville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
      • Marienville is located in Forest County
    • Balltown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Forest County
    • Iron City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Forest County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPhersons Corner, with the one closest to McPhersons Corner listed first.
    • Sigel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Corsica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corsica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Howe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Jefferson County
    • Summerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Brookville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
      • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPhersons Corner, with the one closest to McPhersons Corner listed first.
    • Kilgore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilgore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
      • Kilgore is located in Mercer County
    • Milledgeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
      • Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
    • New Lebanon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lebanon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
      • New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Sandy Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Perrine Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
      • Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
    • New Vernon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Vernon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
      • New Vernon is located in Mercer County
    • Stoneboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Mercer County
    • Perrys Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
      • Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
    • Swamproot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
      • Swamproot is located in Mercer County
    • Jackson Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Center
      • Jackson Center is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson Center <4>
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPhersons Corner, with the one closest to McPhersons Corner listed first.
    • Enterprise
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enterprise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Warren County
    • Selkirk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selkirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
      • Selkirk is located in Warren County
    • Tidioute
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sanford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Sanford is located in Warren County
    • Cobham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
      • Cobham is located in Warren County
    • East Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
      • East Branch is located in Warren County
    • Hermit Spring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
      • Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
    • Garland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Warren County
    • West Spring Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
      • West Spring Creek is located in Warren County

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

Cemeteries Near McPhersons Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McPhersons Corner.

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 McPhersons Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Craig Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCrea Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCrea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCrea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Venus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Venus Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Venus Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Venus and Fryburg.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<6> to the southeast of Venus.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46568 <7>
  • Holeman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shaw Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Schreffler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schreffler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schreffler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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.<8>

While we didn't find McPhersons Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McPhersons Corner.

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

  • Coal Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
    • Coal Hill is located in Venango County
  • Fertigs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fertigs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
    • Fertigs is located in Venango County
  • Eagle Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
    • Eagle Rock is located in Venango County
  • Oleopolis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oleopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleopolis
    • Oleopolis is located in Venango County
  • President
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
    • President is located in Venango County
  • Venus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
    • Venus is located in Clarion County
  • Siverly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
    • Siverly is located in Venango County
  • Seneca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in Venango County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
  • Hunter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Forest County
  • McClintock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McClintock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
    • McClintock is located in Venango County
  • Oil City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cranberry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
    • Cranberry is located in Venango County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kossuth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kossuth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
      • Kossuth is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kossuth <4>
    • Fern
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
      • Fern is located in Clarion County
    • Plumer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
      • Plumer is located in Venango County

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

Newspapers Published in McPhersons Corner ...

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 McPhersons Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McPhersons Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McPhersons Corner.

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 McPhersons Corner:

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

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Venus and Fryburg. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- McPhersons Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McPhersons Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3995, Longitude: -79.5850       In this case, the coordinates for McPhersons Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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.
<8>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 McPhersons Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 29 Apr 2025