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 Scandia (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 Scandia. 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.
Scandia is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Cattaraugus (NY), Chautauqua (NY), Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, McKean & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Scandia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scandia:
- Warren County (The home county of Scandia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scandia, with the one closest to Scandia listed first.
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Big Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Bend is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- East Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Warren is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Putnamville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Putnamville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Clarendon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Irvine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roystone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Saybrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Sheffield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scandia, with the one closest to Scandia listed first.
- Windy City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- James City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McKinley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Russell City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Wilcox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scandia, with the one closest to Scandia listed first.
- Balltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Sheffield Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Iron City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Fagundus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Marienville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scandia, with the one closest to Scandia listed first.
- Westline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Timbuck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Timbuck is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuck
- Custer City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Degolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Degolia is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
- Lewis Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tallyho
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Big Shanty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Big Shanty is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
- Bradford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Foster Brook is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
- Sawyer City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sawyer City is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
- Tuna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tuna is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
- Kanesholm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scandia, with the one closest to Scandia listed first.
- Onoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Elko ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elko is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko has also been known as:
- Wolf Run
- Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
- Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
- Tunesassa
- Cold Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Randolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Randolph
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- Napoli
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Limestone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Conewango
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
- Axeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
- Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Salamanca
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scandia, with the one closest to Scandia listed first.
- Ivory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ivory is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Frewsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kiantone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
- Busti
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- Poland Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
- Falconer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Celoron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fluvanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
- Lakewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
- Greenhurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scandia, see our County-by-County Page for Scandia.
Cemeteries Near Scandia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scandia.
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 Scandia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scandia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scandia, with the one closest to Scandia listed first.
- Seven Dolors Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Irvine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview - Corydon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weiler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Weiler Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of North Warren.
- The Weiler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yankee Bush Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142104 <3>
- South Valley Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fentonville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (134 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marshtown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mead Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Scandia had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scandia, with the one closest to Scandia listed first.
- Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Cornplanter ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornplanter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornplanter
- Corydon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corydon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
- Russell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Warren is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Warren
- East Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Warren is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glade is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Stoneham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Onoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fentonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fentonville is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fentonville
- Clarendon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scandia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scandia.
Newspapers Published in Scandia ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scandia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scandia, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scandia.
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 Scandia:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Elk County
- Forest County
- McKean County
- Cattaraugus County
- Chautauqua 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> | 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- Scandia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Scandia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |