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 Prentisvale (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 Prentisvale. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Prentisvale is located in McKean 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 McKean County: Allegany (NY), Cattaraugus (NY), Cameron, Elk, Forest, Potter & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Prentisvale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prentisvale:
- McKean County (The home county of Prentisvale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentisvale, with the one closest to Prentisvale listed first.
- Duke Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Rixford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rixford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Eldred
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Larabee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Wrights Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Sartwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Rew
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rew is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
- Dallas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dallas City is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
- Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Derrick City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gilmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Cameron County
- Emporium
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentisvale, with the one closest to Prentisvale listed first.
- Instanter
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Streights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Wilcox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- James City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentisvale, with the one closest to Prentisvale listed first.
- Shinglehouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Williston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- East Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Honeoye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- Millport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Roulette
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Chrystal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Hebron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Oswayo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Coudersport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Inez
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentisvale, with the one closest to Prentisvale listed first.
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Big Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Big Bend is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentisvale, with the one closest to Prentisvale listed first.
- Bowler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Little Genesee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Clarksville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
- Kossuth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Richburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Sawyer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Vosburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Allentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
- Pikeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentisvale, with the one closest to Prentisvale listed first.
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Four Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Portville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westons Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Olean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <1>
- Saint Bonaventure
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weston Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Allegany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chipmunk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- Limestone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- New Ireland has also been known as:
- Irish Town
- Little Ireland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prentisvale, see our County-by-County Page for Prentisvale.
Cemeteries Near Prentisvale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prentisvale.
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 Prentisvale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prentisvale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prentisvale, with the one closest to Prentisvale listed first.
- Rixford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moody Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lamphier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Portville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (125 more) ...
- Lewis Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Gabriels Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Portville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Portville Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Weston Mills (NY).
- The Portville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haskell Cemetery
- Oakley Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65704 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Prentisvale had a population of 142 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prentisvale, with the one closest to Prentisvale listed first.
- Rixford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rixford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Duke Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Larabee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Eldred
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coleville is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleville
- Haymaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haymaker is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymaker
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Rew
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rew is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
- Farmers Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farmers Valley is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
- Sartwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Bullis Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bullis Mills is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullis Mills
- Four Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bells Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Camp is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Camp
- Red Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Rock is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Dallas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dallas City is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prentisvale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prentisvale.
Newspapers Published in Prentisvale ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prentisvale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prentisvale, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prentisvale.
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 helpful 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 Prentisvale:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to McKean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Elk County
- Potter County
- Warren County
- Allegany County
- Cattaraugus 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 Prentisvale, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prentisvale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |