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 Sarah Furnace (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 Sarah Furnace. 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 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.
Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion 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 Clarion County: Armstrong, Butler, Forest, Jefferson & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Sarah Furnace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sarah Furnace:
- Clarion County (The home county of Sarah Furnace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarah Furnace, with the one closest to Sarah Furnace listed first.
- Catfish
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
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- East Brady
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Phillipston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Bela
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Lawsonham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Rimersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Toby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- West Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Callensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Sligo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Curllsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Foxburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarah Furnace, with the one closest to Sarah Furnace listed first.
- Sligo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Natrona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Culmerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Brackenridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Curtisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Tarentum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Russellton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarah Furnace, with the one closest to Sarah Furnace listed first.
- Bradys Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Queenstown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Wattersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Kaylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Fredericksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Rimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tidal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Parker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cowansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laird Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Dee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Frenchs Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarah Furnace, with the one closest to Sarah Furnace listed first.
- Kepples Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Karns City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Petrolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Bruin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Chicora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Fenelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Saint Joe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Greece City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Hooker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarah Furnace, with the one closest to Sarah Furnace listed first.
- Beyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Smicksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plumville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Trade City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Georgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Shelocta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Davis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Elkin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Ambrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Chambersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Creekside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarah Furnace, with the one closest to Sarah Furnace listed first.
- Langville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Summerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Ohl
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Pansy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Worthville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Corsica
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Baxter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Timblin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Coolspring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brookville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Howe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Ella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarah Furnace, with the one closest to Sarah Furnace listed first.
- Grant City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Harlansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Rose Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarah Furnace, with the one closest to Sarah Furnace listed first.
- Enterprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Courtneys Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Swamproot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- North Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Kilgore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Perrys Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarah Furnace, with the one closest to Sarah Furnace listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Emlenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nickleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Clintonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Nectarine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Bullion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Fertigs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Hill City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Barkeyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Cranberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarah Furnace, with the one closest to Sarah Furnace listed first.
- Bagdad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- West Leechburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Hyde Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- East Vandergrift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Arnold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lower Burrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sarah Furnace, see our County-by-County Page for Sarah Furnace.
Cemeteries Near Sarah Furnace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sarah Furnace.
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 Sarah Furnace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sarah Furnace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sarah Furnace, with the one closest to Sarah Furnace listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Eusebius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Croyle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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, Sarah Furnace had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sarah Furnace, with the one closest to Sarah Furnace listed first.
- Catfish
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Bradys Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- East Brady
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Queenstown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Phillipston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Upper Hillville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Upper Hillville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hillville
- New Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Athens is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Bela
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Kaylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Dutch Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- West Monterey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Monterey is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monterey
- Adams
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sherrett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sherrett is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrett
- Lawsonham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Rimersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sarah Furnace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sarah Furnace.
Newspapers Published in Sarah Furnace ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sarah Furnace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sarah Furnace, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sarah Furnace.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sarah Furnace:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clarion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Westmoreland 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 Sarah Furnace, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sarah Furnace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |