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 Scotts Crossing (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 Scotts Crossing. 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.
Name Variations for Scotts Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Scotts Crossing: Scotts Xing.
- While the name of this community is Scotts Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Scotts Crossing may originally have been Scott's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Scotts Crossing might be written as Scott Crossing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Scotts Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scotts Crossing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Scotts Crossing 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 Scotts Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scotts Crossing:
- Warren County (The home county of Scotts Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Crossing, with the one closest to Scotts Crossing listed first.
- Columbus
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Colza
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Bear Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Lottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- East Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Sanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Garland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Pittsfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Youngsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Selkirk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Crossing, with the one closest to Scotts Crossing listed first.
- Spartansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vrooman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Canadohta Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Lincolnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Riceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rootville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Tryonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Hydetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Brown Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Titusville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gresham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Crossing, with the one closest to Scotts Crossing listed first.
- Corry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Wattsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Phillipsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Hornby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Waterford Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- LeBoeuf Garden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Mill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Waterford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Crossing, with the one closest to Scotts Crossing listed first.
- Fagundus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Jamison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Crossing, with the one closest to Scotts Crossing listed first.
- Pleasantville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shamburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Pithole City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Petroleum Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Plumer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Crossing, with the one closest to Scotts Crossing listed first.
- North Clymer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Niobe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- French Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Panama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Findley Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ashville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stebbins Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
- Busti
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- Lakewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quigley Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scotts Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Scotts Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Scotts Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotts Crossing.
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 Scotts Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scotts Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scotts Crossing, with the one closest to Scotts Crossing listed first.
- Curtis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wheelock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Clymer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Town Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bear Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cutting Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Scotts Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scotts Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scotts Crossing, with the one closest to Scotts Crossing listed first.
- Columbus
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Corry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
- Spring Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clymer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Bear Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Lottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Cutting
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cutting is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting
- Spartansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- North Clymer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Marvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marvin is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scotts Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scotts Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Scotts Crossing ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotts Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotts Crossing, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scotts Crossing.
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 Scotts Crossing:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Venango County
- Chautauqua County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Scotts Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scotts Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |