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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 Sheffield Junction (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 Sheffield Junction. 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 Sheffield Junction ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Sheffield Junction: Sheffield Jct. (or less commonly used: Sheffield Jctn.)

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Forest County: Clarion, Elk, Jefferson, Venango & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Sheffield Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sheffield Junction:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sheffield Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Sheffield Junction.

Cemeteries Near Sheffield Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheffield Junction.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sheffield Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sheffield Junction, with the one closest to Sheffield Junction listed first.

  • Brookston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Moriah Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Forest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Forest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Callistus Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Callistus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Callistus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherry Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roses Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roses Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roses Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greendale Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greendale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maxwell Run Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ott Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Lone Pine Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Blue Ridge Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Thayer Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thayer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thayer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sheffield Junction had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sheffield Junction, with the one closest to Sheffield Junction listed first.

  • Chaffee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
    • Chaffee is located in Elk County
  • Brookston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
    • Brookston is located in Forest County
  • Pigeon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
    • Pigeon is located in Forest County
  • Donaldson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Byromtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byromtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byromtown
    • Byromtown is located in Forest County
  • Corduroy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corduroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corduroy
    • Corduroy is located in Elk County
  • Sackett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackett
    • Sackett is located in Elk County
  • Penoke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penoke
    • Penoke is located in Forest County
  • Barnes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
    • Barnes is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Barnes
    • From Sheffield Junction to Barnes
  • Carlson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
    • Carlson is located in Elk County
  • Sheffield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wetmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
    • Wetmore is located in McKean County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sheffield Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheffield Junction.

Newspapers Published in Sheffield Junction ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheffield Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sheffield Junction, 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 Sheffield Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Sheffield Junction:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sheffield Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- Sheffield Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sheffield Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5832, Longitude: -78.9913       In this case, the coordinates for Sheffield Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Sheffield Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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