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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 Porters Corners (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 Porters Corners. 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 Porters Corners ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Porters Corners: Porters Cors.
  • While the name of this community is Porters Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Porters Corners may originally have been Porter's Corners.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Porters Corners might be written as Porter Corners.

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 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 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.

Porters Corners is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Ashtabula (OH), Trumbull (OH), Erie, Mercer, Venango & Warren.

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

  • Crawford County     (The home county of Porters Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porters Corners, with the one closest to Porters Corners listed first.
    • Geneva
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Crawford County
    • Atlantic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
      • Atlantic is located in Crawford County
    • Adamsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Crawford County
    • Conneaut Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hartstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
      • Hartstown is located in Crawford County
    • Lynces Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lynces Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynces Junction
      • Lynces Junction is located in Crawford County
    • Cochranton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
      • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <3>
    • Watson Run
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Run
      • Watson Run is located in Crawford County
    • Fredericksburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County
    • Kerrtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
      • Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
    • Meadville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmonsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
      • Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porters Corners, with the one closest to Porters Corners listed first.
    • Harrisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Forestville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Forestville is located in Butler County
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porters Corners, with the one closest to Porters Corners listed first.
    • Pennside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
      • Pennside is located in Erie County
    • Edinboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
      • Edinboro is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <3>
    • Keepville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keepville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
      • Keepville is located in Erie County
    • Albion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tracy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tracy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Erie County
    • Cranesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
      • Cranesville is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cranesville <3>
    • Cherry Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
      • Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
    • Franklin Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Mill Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porters Corners, with the one closest to Porters Corners listed first.
    • New Wilmington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
      • New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <3>
    • Volant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volant
      • Volant is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volant <3>
    • Pulaski
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porters Corners, with the one closest to Porters Corners listed first.
    • Sheakleyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
      • Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Kennard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kennard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
      • Kennard is located in Mercer County
    • Hadley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Leechs Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
      • Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
    • Salem
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Mercer County
    • Osgood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osgood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Osgood is located in Mercer County
    • Kashner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kashner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
      • Kashner is located in Mercer County
    • Clarks Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
      • Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
    • New Vernon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Vernon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
      • New Vernon is located in Mercer County
    • Greenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
    • Jamestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
    • Milledgeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
      • Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
  • Venango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porters Corners, with the one closest to Porters Corners listed first.
    • Utica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Wilson Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
      • Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
    • Cooperstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
      • Cooperstown is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Henderson Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
      • Henderson Station is located in Venango County
    • Polk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
      • Polk is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Nicklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
      • Nicklin is located in Venango County
    • Sugarcreek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugarcreek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
      • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
    • Uniontown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Venango County
    • Franklin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Pearl
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Venango County
    • Barkeyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkeyville
      • Barkeyville is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barkeyville <3>
    • Bullion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
      • Bullion is located in Venango County
  • York County
    • Adamsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in York County
  • Ashtabula County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porters Corners, with the one closest to Porters Corners listed first.
    • Simons
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
      • Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Andover
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <3>
    • Stanhope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanhope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
      • Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • West Williamsfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Williamsfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
      • West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • West Andover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
      • West Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Richmond Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
      • Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Wick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
      • Wick is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Dorset
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rowenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowenton
      • Rowenton is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Colebrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
      • Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • New Lyme
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lyme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
      • New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Dodgeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
  • Trumbull County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porters Corners, with the one closest to Porters Corners listed first.
    • Kinsman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Burghill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Orangeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
      • Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Vernon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Five Points
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Barclay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
      • Barclay is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Hartford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Weldon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Gustavus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
      • Gustavus is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Yankee Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
      • Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Brookfield Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
      • Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • West Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
      • West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)

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

Cemeteries Near Porters Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Porters Corners.

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 Porters Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stevenson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevenson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sheakleyville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheakleyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheakleyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McMichael Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMichael Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMichael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Freeland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adsit Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adsit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adsit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peterson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mushrush Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mushrush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mushrush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • McMichael Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMichael Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMichael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Barber Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<6>

While we didn't find Porters Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Porters Corners.

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

  • Osborn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
    • Osborn is located in Mercer County
  • Kennard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kennard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
    • Kennard is located in Mercer County
  • Sheakleyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
    • Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Geneva
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Crawford County
  • Atlantic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
    • Atlantic is located in Crawford County
  • Custards
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custards
    • Custards is located in Crawford County
  • Stony Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Stony Point is located in Crawford County
  • Adamsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Adamsville is located in Crawford County
  • Leechs Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
    • Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Mercer County
  • Hadley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • West Vernon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Vernon
    • West Vernon is located in Crawford County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Osgood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osgood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Osgood is located in Mercer County
    • Conneaut Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hartstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
      • Hartstown is located in Crawford County

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

Newspapers Published in Porters Corners ...

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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Porters Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Porters Corners, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Porters Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Porters Corners:

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

The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Porters Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Porters Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Porters Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5051, Longitude: -80.2576       In this case, the coordinates for Porters Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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