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 Sackett (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 Sackett. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Sackett is located in Elk 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 Elk County: Cameron, Clearfield, Forest, Jefferson, McKean & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Sackett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sackett:
- Elk County (The home county of Sackett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sackett, with the one closest to Sackett listed first.
- Russell City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- McKinley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Windy City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- James City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hallton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Wilcox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whistletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Johnsonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Streights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Millstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Cameron County
- Beechwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sackett, with the one closest to Sackett listed first.
- Cooksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Leeper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newmansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Wolfs Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Helen Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Arthurs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arthurs is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurs
- Day
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Fryburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sackett, with the one closest to Sackett listed first.
- Treasure Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- Tyler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Winterburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- DuBois
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sackett, with the one closest to Sackett listed first.
- Sheffield Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Iron City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Marienville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Balltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Roses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Gilfoyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Redclyffe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Clarington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trunkeyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Fagundus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Jamison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sackett, with the one closest to Sackett listed first.
- Schoffner Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Munderf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Brockway
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crenshaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Sigel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Ella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Allens Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Hazen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Howe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Red Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Brookville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sackett, with the one closest to Sackett listed first.
- Kane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Kanesholm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Freeman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Hutchins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Westline
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tallyho
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Mount Jewett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Timbuck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Timbuck is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuck
- Big Shanty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Big Shanty is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
- Clermont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Lewis Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sackett, with the one closest to Sackett listed first.
- Donaldson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Henrys Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Hoover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Barnes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Roystone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Sheffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saybrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Hermit Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
- Clarendon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Stoneham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Hemlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sackett, see our County-by-County Page for Sackett.
Cemeteries Near Sackett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sackett.
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 Sackett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sackett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sackett, with the one closest to Sackett listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Callistus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell Run Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakmont Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Leos Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Rosary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
- The Holy Rosary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wardvale Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968966 <2>
- Continue List (73 more) ...
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Cemetery
- Wardvale Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159321 <2>
- Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
- The Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnsonburg United Methodist Cemetery
- Rolfe United Methodist Cemetery
- Wardville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159320 <2>
- Greendale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 in 1895, Sackett had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sackett, with the one closest to Sackett listed first.
- Corduroy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corduroy is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corduroy
- Chaffee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chaffee is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
- Carlson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carlson is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
- Sheffield Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Brookston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookston is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
- Pigeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Byromtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Byromtown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byromtown
- Penoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Penoke is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penoke
- Hallton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Arroyo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arroyo is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo
- Dahoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dahoga is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoga
- Sergeant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sergeant is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Donaldson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Kane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portland Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Portland Mills is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sackett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sackett.
Newspapers Published in Sackett ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sackett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sackett, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sackett.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Sackett:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Elk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- McKean County
- Warren 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 Sackett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sackett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |