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 Sampson (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 Sampson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sampson is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Chautauqua (NY), Ashtabula (OH), Crawford (OH) & Warren (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Sampson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sampson:
- Erie County (The home county of Sampson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waterford Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- LeBoeuf Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Phillipsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Kearsarge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Arbuckle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- McKean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McKean is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- McKean has also been known as:
- Middleboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKean <1>
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lawrence Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lawrence Park is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
- Wesleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Millcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Millcreek is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millcreek
- Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Cambridge Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brown Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Canadohta Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Rootville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Venango
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodcock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Lincolnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Crossingville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Riceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Mosiertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Spartansburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saegertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Blooming Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Columbus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Colza
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- West Spring Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Bear Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Sanford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Lottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Selkirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- French Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Findley Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- North Clymer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Ripley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Panama
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Forsyth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- Stebbins Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
- Niobe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stedman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stedman is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
- Mayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- Conneaut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sampson, see our County-by-County Page for Sampson.
Cemeteries Near Sampson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sampson.
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 Sampson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sampson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Bonnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpes Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Corners Cemetery
- The Sharpes Corners Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharpe Cemetery
- Waterford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St.s Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Phillipsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Intergreen Gorge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Valley Cemetery
- Tallmadge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46556 <2>
- Golden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Erie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Erie Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Erie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44764 <2>
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eaoaun Bohoslov Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Sampson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sampson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Jackson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Godard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Godard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godard
- West Greene
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Greene is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Langdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Langdon is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Waterford Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Hammett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hammett is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammett
- Belle Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Valley
- Phillipsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Kearsarge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Arbuckle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- McKean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McKean is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- McKean has also been known as:
- Middleboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKean <1>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McLane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McLane is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLane
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McLallen Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McLallen Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLallen Corners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sampson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sampson.
Newspapers Published in Sampson ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sampson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sampson, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sampson.
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 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 Sampson:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Warren County
- Chautauqua County
- Ashtabula 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 Sampson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sampson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |