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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Olmstead. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Olmstead to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Olmstead, please Contact Us.
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 Olmstead (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 Olmstead. 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 doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Olmstead is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Olmstead. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Olmstead:
- Warren County (The home county of Olmstead)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Big Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Hemlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- East Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Warren is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
- Stoneham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Putnamville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Roystone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Saybrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Sheffield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Windy City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- James City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McKinley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Russell City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Wilcox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Streights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Instanter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Sheffield Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Iron City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Balltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Westline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Custer City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Degolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Degolia is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
- Lewis Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Timbuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Timbuck is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuck
- Big Shanty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Big Shanty is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
- Tallyho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Foster Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Foster Brook is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
- Tuna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tuna is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
- Sawyer City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sawyer City is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
- Aiken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aiken is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Onoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Elko ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- East Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- New Ireland has also been known as:
- Irish Town
- Little Ireland
- Limestone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Napoli
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Salamanca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chipmunk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Ivory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ivory is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Frewsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kiantone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
- Poland Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
- Kennedy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Busti
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- Falconer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Celoron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fluvanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
- Ross Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
- Greenhurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Olmstead, see our County-by-County Page for Olmstead.
Cemeteries Near Olmstead ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olmstead.
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 Olmstead - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Olmstead covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Seven Dolors Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverview - Corydon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Valley Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oldtown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Snyder Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Irvine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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]<4> to the northwest of Kane.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198998 <3>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (145 more) ...
- Fentonville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Dale Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Olmstead in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Olmstead.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Cornplanter ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cornplanter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornplanter
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Scandia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scandia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Corydon ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Corydon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
- Hemlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Stickney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Elko ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elko is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko has also been known as:
- Wolf Run
- Onoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morrison is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Warren is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Warren
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Warren is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Olmstead. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olmstead.
Newspapers Published in Olmstead ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Olmstead.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olmstead, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Olmstead.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Olmstead:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Elk County
- Forest County
- McKean County
- Cattaraugus County
- Chautauqua County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Olmstead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Olmstead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |