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 Pinecreek (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 Pinecreek. 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 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.
Pinecreek is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Armstrong, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Forest & Indiana.
Below are the counties that are near Pinecreek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pinecreek:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Pinecreek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecreek, with the one closest to Pinecreek listed first.
- Brookville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Howe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Hazen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Fuller
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Baxter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Warsaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Green Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Ohl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Summerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Corsica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Allens Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Sigel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coolspring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecreek, with the one closest to Pinecreek listed first.
- Millville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- McWilliams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Eddyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- South Bethlehem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Putneyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Dayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Muff
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Barnards
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Bryan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Dee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Echo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Tidal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecreek, with the one closest to Pinecreek listed first.
- Day
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Crates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Waterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waterson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
- Frogtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Cooksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Strattanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Helen Furnace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Brinkerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Fairmont City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Bethlehem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecreek, with the one closest to Pinecreek listed first.
- DuBois
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stanley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Helvetia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Troutville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Treasure Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- Luthersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rockton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Laborde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Winterburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Curry Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Grampian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mahaffey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecreek, with the one closest to Pinecreek listed first.
- Millstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hallton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Brockport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Horton City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Shawmut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Challenge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Kylers Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Ridgway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whistletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Dagus Mines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Scattertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Russell City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecreek, with the one closest to Pinecreek listed first.
- Clarington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Redclyffe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Gilfoyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Marienville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Roses
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Iron City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Sheffield Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecreek, with the one closest to Pinecreek listed first.
- Rossiter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Trade City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Marchand
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Johnsonburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Georgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Mottarns Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Smicksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rochester Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Savan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Savan is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
- Elkin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Urey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Ambrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Beyer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Venango County
- Fertigs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pinecreek, see our County-by-County Page for Pinecreek.
Cemeteries Near Pinecreek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinecreek.
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 Pinecreek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pinecreek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pinecreek, with the one closest to Pinecreek listed first.
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxdale Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carrier Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Summerville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44528 <2>
- Conifer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moorhead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vandervort Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (127 more) ...
- Coolspring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coolspring Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Coolspring.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Dominics 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 Pinecreek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pinecreek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pinecreek, with the one closest to Pinecreek listed first.
- Brookville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coder is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coder
- Emerickville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emerickville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerickville
- Howe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Baxter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Content
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Content is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Content
- Stanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Knox Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knox Dale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Dale
- Fuller
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Hazen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- McGarey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McGarey is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGarey
- Warsaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Richardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richardsville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Summerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Heathville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heathville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pinecreek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinecreek.
Newspapers Published in Pinecreek ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinecreek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinecreek, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinecreek.
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 Pinecreek:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Lawrence County
- Venango 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pinecreek) 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 Pinecreek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |