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 Pilgrimham (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 Pilgrimham. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Pilgrimham 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 Pilgrimham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pilgrimham:
- Clarion County (The home county of Pilgrimham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrimham, with the one closest to Pilgrimham listed first.
- Lamartine
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
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- Beaver City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Monroe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Knox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turkey City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Alum Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Wentlings Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wentlings Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentlings Corners
- Elk City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Iron City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Saint Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrimham, with the one closest to Pilgrimham listed first.
- Parker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Queenstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Kaylor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
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- Wattersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Tidal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Rimer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Millville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- South Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Dee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Deanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrimham, with the one closest to Pilgrimham listed first.
- Cherry Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Murrinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Petrolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Ferris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Karns City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kepples Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Chicora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Millerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Hooker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrimham, with the one closest to Pilgrimham listed first.
- Gresham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Titusville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deckard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Hydetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Black Ash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Fauncetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Cochranton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elk County
- Millstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrimham, with the one closest to Pilgrimham listed first.
- Tionesta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jamison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Clarington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Redclyffe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Gilfoyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Roses
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Fagundus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Marienville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrimham, with the one closest to Pilgrimham listed first.
- Corsica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Ella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Summerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Baxter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Howe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Sigel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ohl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Langville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Brookville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Worthville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Coolspring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrimham, with the one closest to Pilgrimham listed first.
- Kilgore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- North Sandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Enterprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrine Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Perrys Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Swamproot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Courtneys Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Sandy Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jackson Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Stoneboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrimham, with the one closest to Pilgrimham listed first.
- Nickleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Emlenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fertigs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Hill City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Cranberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Coal Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Saint George
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Seneca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eakin Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Coal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Siverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Woodland Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
- Warren County
- Enterprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pilgrimham, see our County-by-County Page for Pilgrimham.
Cemeteries Near Pilgrimham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pilgrimham.
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 Pilgrimham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pilgrimham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pilgrimham, with the one closest to Pilgrimham listed first.
- Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Starr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zion United Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Schreffler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Phipps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Georgeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Dutch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bickle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Farren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Hickman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Pilgrimham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pilgrimham.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pilgrimham, with the one closest to Pilgrimham listed first.
- Lamartine
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Monroe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Mariasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Knox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mongtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mongtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongtown
- Kossuth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nickleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Alum Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Blairs Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blairs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Corners
- Saint Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Turnip Hole
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Turnip Hole is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip Hole
- Elk City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Fern
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fern is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pilgrimham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pilgrimham.
Newspapers Published in Pilgrimham ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pilgrimham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pilgrimham, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pilgrimham.
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 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 Pilgrimham:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clarion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Crawford County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Warren 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- Pilgrimham) 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 Pilgrimham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |