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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 Nansen (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 Nansen. 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.

Nansen is located in Elk 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 Elk County: Cameron, Clearfield, Forest, Jefferson, McKean & Warren.

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

  • Elk County     (The home county of Nansen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
    • Windy City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
      • Windy City is located in Elk County
    • James City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
      • James City is located in Elk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for James City <2>
    • Russell City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
      • Russell City is located in Elk County
    • Wilcox
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Johnsonburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
      • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
    • Whistletown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
      • Whistletown is located in Elk County
    • Streights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Streights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
      • Streights is located in Elk County
    • Hallton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
      • Hallton is located in Elk County
    • Ridgway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
      • Ridgway is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <2>
    • Instanter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Instanter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
      • Instanter is located in Elk County
    • Lake City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Marys
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <2>
  • Cameron County
    • Beechwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beechwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
  • Clarion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
    • Cooksburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooksburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
      • Cooksburg is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooksburg <2>
    • Crown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
      • Crown is located in Clarion County
    • Leeper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolfs Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
      • Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
    • Treasure Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treasure Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
      • Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
    • Tyler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Clearfield County
    • Winterburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
      • Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
    • Sheffield Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheffield Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
      • Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
    • Iron City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Forest County
    • Marienville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
      • Marienville is located in Forest County
    • Balltown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Forest County
    • Roses
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
      • Roses is located in Forest County
    • Gilfoyle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
      • Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
    • Redclyffe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
      • Redclyffe is located in Forest County
    • Clarington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Trunkeyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
      • Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
    • Fagundus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fagundus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
      • Fagundus is located in Forest County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
    • Schoffner Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
      • Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
    • Munderf
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
      • Munderf is located in Jefferson County
    • Brockway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Brockway is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockway <2>
    • Crenshaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crenshaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
      • Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
    • Sigel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Warsaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
    • Allens Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allens Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
      • Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Hazen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
      • Hazen is located in Jefferson County
    • Howe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Jefferson County
    • Red Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
      • Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Falls Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
      • Falls Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Creek <2>
  • McKean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
    • Kane
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
      • Kane is located in McKean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <2>
    • Coontown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
      • Coontown is located in McKean County
    • Kanesholm
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
      • Kanesholm is located in McKean County
    • Freeman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in McKean County
    • Hutchins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
      • Hutchins is located in McKean County
    • Westline
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Tallyho
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
      • Tallyho is located in McKean County
    • Mount Jewett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clermont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clermont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
      • Clermont is located in McKean County
    • Big Shanty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Shanty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
      • Big Shanty is located in McKean County
    • Lewis Run
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
      • Lewis Run is located in McKean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <2>
    • Custer City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
      • Custer City is located in McKean County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer City <2>
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
    • Donaldson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Donaldson is located in Warren County
    • Barnes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
      • Barnes is located in Warren County
    • Hoover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
      • Hoover is located in Warren County
    • Henrys Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
      • Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
    • Roystone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roystone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
      • Roystone is located in Warren County
    • Sheffield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Saybrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
      • Saybrook is located in Warren County
    • Hermit Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
      • Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
    • Clarendon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Kinzua ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
      • Kinzua is located in Warren County
    • Big Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Warren County
    • Stoneham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stoneham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Warren County
  • Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elko. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Elko has also been known as:
      • Wolf Run

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

Cemeteries Near Nansen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nansen.

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

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

  • Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Callistus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Callistus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Callistus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brookston Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Greendale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greendale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ott Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moriah Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Rosary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
    • The Holy Rosary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wardvale Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968966 <4>
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
    • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John's Cemetery
    • Wardvale Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159321 <4>
  • Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
    • The Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Johnsonburg United Methodist Cemetery
    • Rolfe United Methodist Cemetery
    • Wardville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159320 <4>
  • Oakmont Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (63 more) ...
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Leos Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Leos Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Leos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

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

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

  • Carlson
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
    • Carlson is located in Elk County
  • Chaffee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
    • Chaffee is located in Elk County
  • Sackett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackett
    • Sackett is located in Elk County
  • Corduroy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corduroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corduroy
    • Corduroy is located in Elk County
  • Sergeant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sergeant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant
    • Sergeant is located in McKean County
  • Kane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
    • Kane is located in McKean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <2>
  • Brookston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
    • Brookston is located in Forest County
  • Sheffield Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheffield Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
    • Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
  • Dahoga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoga
    • Dahoga is located in Elk County
  • Greendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Greendale is located in McKean County
  • Wetmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
    • Wetmore is located in McKean County
  • Wilcox
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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    • Kanesholm
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
      • Kanesholm is located in McKean County
    • Donaldson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Donaldson is located in Warren County
    • Pigeon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
      • Pigeon is located in Forest County

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

Newspapers Published in Nansen ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nansen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nansen, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nansen.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Nansen:

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

The official website for Elk County: www.co.elk.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nansen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nansen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nansen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5823, Longitude: -78.8628       In this case, the coordinates for Nansen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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