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 Monterey (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 Monterey. 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.
Monterey is located in Clarion 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 Clarion County: Armstrong, Butler, Forest, Jefferson & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Monterey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monterey:
- Clarion County (The home county of Monterey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Bela
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
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- West Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Catfish
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- East Brady
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Toby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Foxburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Phillipston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Saint Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Callensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Rimersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Turkey City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Sligo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Culmerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Sligo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Curtisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Karns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Brackenridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Natrona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Parker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Queenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Kaylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Bradys Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Wattersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Rimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tidal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Cowansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laird Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Frenchs Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Worthington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Petrolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Bruin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Karns City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kepples Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Millerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Chicora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eau Claire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Cherry Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Greece City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Ferris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- North Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Smicksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Corsica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Langville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Summerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Ohl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Pansy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Baxter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Worthville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Timblin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Coolspring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Howe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Ella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Grant City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Harlansburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Rose Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Courtneys Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Enterprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Swamproot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Kilgore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- North Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Perrys Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Perrine Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Jackson Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Sandy Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Stoneboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Emlenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clintonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nickleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Saint George
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Nectarine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Bullion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Barkeyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Cranberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Hill City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Pearl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Fertigs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Bagdad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- West Leechburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Hyde Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monterey, see our County-by-County Page for Monterey.
Cemeteries Near Monterey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monterey.
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 Monterey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monterey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Eusebius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eau Claire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Duncan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zion United Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Sunbury Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Monterey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monterey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- West Monterey
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Monterey is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monterey
- Dutch Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Upper Hillville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Upper Hillville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hillville
- Petrolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Queenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bruin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Kaylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Bradys Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Sarah Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
- Bela
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- West Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Karns City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Brady
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Phillipston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monterey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monterey.
Newspapers Published in Monterey ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monterey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monterey, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monterey.
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 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 Monterey:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clarion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Westmoreland 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 Monterey, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Monterey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |