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 Pine Valley (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 Pine Valley. 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.
Name Variations for Pine Valley ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Valley: Pine Vly. (or less commonly used: Pine Vally. or Pine Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Valley.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Pine Valley 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 Pine Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Valley:
- Warren County (The home county of Pine Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Bear Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Colza
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- West Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Sugar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Garland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Pittsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Irvine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Spartansburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vrooman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Canadohta Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Riceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Rootville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Tryonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Titusville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brown Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Hydetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Gresham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Corry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Elgin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Wattsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Phillipsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Hornby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Waterford Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- North East
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Fagundus
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Balltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Pleasantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shamburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Onoville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Randolph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Niobe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Clymer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Panama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- French Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Slab City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Sherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stebbins Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
- Busti
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- Lakewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quigley Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
- Belleview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Valley.
Cemeteries Near Pine Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Valley.
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 Pine Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Bear Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Town Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tillotson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wrightsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clymer Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turnpike Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Clymer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Panama Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Pine Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Bear Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clymer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Clymer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Watts Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watts Flats is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Flats
- Panama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wheelock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wheelock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
- West Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Matthews Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Run
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sugar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blockville is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockville
- Cutting
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cutting is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Valley.
Newspapers Published in Pine Valley ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Valley, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Valley.
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 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 Pine Valley:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Forest 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> | 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 Pine Valley, 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 from Point A (ie- Pine Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |