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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 Port Allegany (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 Port Allegany. 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 hospitals and 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.

Port Allegany is located in McKean County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McKean County: Allegany (NY), Cattaraugus (NY), Cameron, Elk, Forest, Potter & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Port Allegany. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Allegany:

  • McKean County     (The home county of Port Allegany)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Allegany, with the one closest to Port Allegany listed first.
    • Crosby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Smethport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
      • Smethport is located in McKean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <2>
    • Myrtle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myrtle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
      • Myrtle is located in McKean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Myrtle
      • From Port Allegany to Myrtle
    • Eldred
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wrights Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rixford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardeau
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Clermont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clermont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
      • Clermont is located in McKean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clermont
      • From Port Allegany to Clermont
    • Duke Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rew
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Aiken
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aiken. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Aiken is located in McKean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aiken
      • From Port Allegany to Aiken
    • Allen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in McKean County
  • Cameron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Allegany, with the one closest to Port Allegany listed first.
    • Emporium
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
      • Emporium is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <2>
    • Weber City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
      • Weber City is located in Cameron County
    • Beechwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cameron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Allegany, with the one closest to Port Allegany listed first.
    • Instanter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Instanter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
      • Instanter is located in Elk County
    • Streights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilcox
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnsonburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Marys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <2>
  • Potter County
  • Allegany County (NY)
  • Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Allegany, with the one closest to Port Allegany listed first.
    • Portville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
      • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <2>
    • Four Mile
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Four Mile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
      • Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Four Mile
      • From Port Allegany to Four Mile
    • Rock City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Weston Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Olean
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Bonaventure
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bonaventure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bonaventure
      • Saint Bonaventure is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Bonaventure <2>
    • Allegany
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
      • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <2>
    • Chipmunk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipmunk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
      • Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chipmunk
      • From Port Allegany to Chipmunk
    • Limestone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • New Ireland ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Ireland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
      • New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • New Ireland has also been known as:
      • Irish Town
      • Little Ireland
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Ireland
      • From Port Allegany to New Ireland
    • Carrollton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Abbotts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Port Allegany, see our County-by-County Page for Port Allegany.

Cemeteries Near Port Allegany ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Allegany.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Port Allegany covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Port Allegany, with the one closest to Port Allegany listed first.

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Gabriels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gabriels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Gabriels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Card Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Card Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Card Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lyman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Elizabeths Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Elizabeths Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Elizabeths Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norwich Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwich Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moody Hollow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moody Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lamphier Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamphier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamphier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (111 more) ...
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Port Allegany had a population of 1,230 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Port Allegany had a population of 1,991 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Port Allegany, with the one closest to Port Allegany listed first.

  • Burtville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burtville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
    • Burtville is located in McKean County
  • Williston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wrights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights
    • Wrights is located in McKean County
  • Sartwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
    • Sartwell is located in McKean County
  • Annin Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annin Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annin Creek
    • Annin Creek is located in McKean County
  • Crosby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roulette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Larabee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larabee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
    • Larabee is located in McKean County
  • East Smethport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smethport
    • East Smethport is located in McKean County
  • Colegrove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colegrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colegrove
    • Colegrove is located in McKean County
  • Knowlton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knowlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
    • Knowlton is located in Potter County
  • Smethport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
    • Smethport is located in McKean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Farmers Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
      • Farmers Valley is located in McKean County
    • Clara
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
      • Clara is located in Potter County
    • Norwich
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Norwich is located in McKean County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Port Allegany. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Allegany.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Port Allegany ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Allegany.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Port Allegany. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Port Allegany and those printed in the larger area surrounding Port Allegany.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> of Port Allegany.

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 Port Allegany:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Allegany. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Port Allegany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Port Allegany) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Allegany. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8149, Longitude: -78.2805    









 

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