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 Sherrett (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 Sherrett. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Sherrett is located in Armstrong 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 Armstrong County: Allegheny, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Sherrett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherrett:
- Armstrong County (The home county of Sherrett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherrett, with the one closest to Sherrett listed first.
- Rimer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
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- Wattersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Cowansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tidal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Frenchs Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Bradys Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Queenstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Laird Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Dee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Kaylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Walkchalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Gosford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gosford is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosford
- West Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherrett, with the one closest to Sherrett listed first.
- Sligo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Natrona
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Culmerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Brackenridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tarentum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Curtisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Russellton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cheswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gibsonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Indianola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherrett, with the one closest to Sherrett listed first.
- Kepples Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Karns City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Fenelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chicora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Saint Joe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Bruin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- North Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Dennys Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Greece City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- East Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherrett, with the one closest to Sherrett listed first.
- Phillipston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- East Brady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catfish
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Lawsonham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Bela
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Rimersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Leatherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Sligo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Piolett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Callensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Curllsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherrett, with the one closest to Sherrett listed first.
- Smicksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beyer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Plumville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Shelocta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Willet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Elkin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Georgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Davis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Parkwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- West Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Ambrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Chambersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Creekside
(26 miles [41.8 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 Sherrett, with the one closest to Sherrett listed first.
- Langville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Timblin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- 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
- Ohl
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Summerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Baxter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Corsica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Coolspring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Valier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Green Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Oliveburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Brookville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherrett, with the one closest to Sherrett listed first.
- Courtneys Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Swamproot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- North Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherrett, with the one closest to Sherrett listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Emlenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nickleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Clintonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Nectarine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Barkeyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Fertigs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Coal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Cranberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Hill City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Pearl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherrett, with the one closest to Sherrett listed first.
- Bagdad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Hyde Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Weinel Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- East Vandergrift
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Lower Burrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Kensington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Parnassus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Avonmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sherrett, see our County-by-County Page for Sherrett.
Cemeteries Near Sherrett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherrett.
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 Sherrett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sherrett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherrett, with the one closest to Sherrett listed first.
- St. Eusebius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Croyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Worthington Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawnhaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Wick City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #478503 <2>
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Kittanning Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sherrett had a population of 166 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sherrett, with the one closest to Sherrett listed first.
- Phillipston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Rimer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Fosters Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fosters Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Mills
- Cowansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Adrian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- East Brady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Tidal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Sarah Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
- Templeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mahoning
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mahoning is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Widnoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Widnoon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widnoon
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Queenstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- New Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Athens is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Bradys Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sherrett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherrett.
Newspapers Published in Sherrett ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherrett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherrett, 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 Sherrett.
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 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 Sherrett:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Armstrong County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson 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 Sherrett, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sherrett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |