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 Old Sheffield (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 Old Sheffield. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Old Sheffield is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Cattaraugus (NY), Chautauqua (NY), Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, McKean & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Old Sheffield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Sheffield:
- Warren County (The home county of Old Sheffield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Sheffield, with the one closest to Old Sheffield listed first.
- Barnes
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Hoover
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Donaldson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Sheffield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Henrys Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Saybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Roystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Clarendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hermit Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
- Stoneham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Big Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Hemlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Sheffield, with the one closest to Old Sheffield listed first.
- Crown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Newmansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Cooksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leeper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfs Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Fryburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Helen Furnace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Sheffield, with the one closest to Old Sheffield listed first.
- Windy City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- McKinley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Russell City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- James City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilcox
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hallton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Streights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Millstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Johnsonburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Whistletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Lake City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Sheffield, with the one closest to Old Sheffield listed first.
- Sheffield Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Iron City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Balltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Marienville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Roses
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Gilfoyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Trunkeyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Redclyffe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Fagundus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Clarington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jamison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Sheffield, with the one closest to Old Sheffield listed first.
- Schoffner Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Ella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Munderf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Sigel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brockway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Sheffield, with the one closest to Old Sheffield listed first.
- Kane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Westline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Kanesholm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Tallyho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Freeman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Timbuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Timbuck is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuck
- Hutchins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Mount Jewett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Big Shanty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Shanty is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
- Lewis Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Custer City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Sheffield, with the one closest to Old Sheffield listed first.
- Pleasantville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pithole City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Sheffield, with the one closest to Old Sheffield listed first.
- Onoville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Elko ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elko is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko has also been known as:
- Wolf Run
- Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
- Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
- Tunesassa
- Cold Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Sheffield, with the one closest to Old Sheffield listed first.
- Kiantone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
- Frewsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ivory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ivory is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Busti
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Sheffield, see our County-by-County Page for Old Sheffield.
Cemeteries Near Old Sheffield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Sheffield.
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 Old Sheffield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Sheffield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Sheffield, with the one closest to Old Sheffield listed first.
- Brookston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lone Pine Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Kane.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198998 <2>
- Highland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Callistus Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irvine Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (85 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Forest Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Snyder Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Old Sheffield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Sheffield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Sheffield, with the one closest to Old Sheffield listed first.
- Barnes
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Donaldson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Sheffield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Saybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Roystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Brookston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookston is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
- Tiona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Cherry Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Chaffee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chaffee is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
- Wetmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wetmore is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clarendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pigeon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Sheffield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Sheffield.
Newspapers Published in Old Sheffield ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Sheffield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Sheffield, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Sheffield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Old Sheffield:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarion County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- McKean County
- Venango County
- Cattaraugus County
- Chautauqua 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Sheffield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Old Sheffield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |