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 Stickney (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 Stickney. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Stickney is located in McKean 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 McKean County: Allegany (NY), Cattaraugus (NY), Cameron, Elk, Forest, Potter & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Stickney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stickney:
- McKean County (The home county of Stickney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stickney, with the one closest to Stickney listed first.
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Degolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Degolia is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
- Custer City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Foster Brook is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
- Tuna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tuna is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
- Lewis Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sawyer City is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
- Big Shanty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Shanty is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
- Dallas City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dallas City is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
- Derrick City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gilmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Timbuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Timbuck is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuck
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stickney, with the one closest to Stickney listed first.
- James City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Windy City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- McKinley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Russell City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Wilcox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Instanter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Streights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stickney, with the one closest to Stickney listed first.
- Sheffield Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Iron City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stickney, with the one closest to Stickney listed first.
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Big Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Hemlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- East Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Warren is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
- Stoneham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Clarendon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roystone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Warren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Putnamville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Putnamville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Sheffield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allegany County (NY)
- Bowler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stickney, with the one closest to Stickney listed first.
- Elko ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Onoville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Limestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Chipmunk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- Salamanca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kill Buck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stickney, with the one closest to Stickney listed first.
- Ivory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivory is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Frewsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kennedy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poland Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
- Kiantone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
- Falconer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
- Busti
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- Celoron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fluvanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stickney, see our County-by-County Page for Stickney.
Cemeteries Near Stickney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stickney.
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 Stickney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stickney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stickney, with the one closest to Stickney listed first.
- Willow Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oldtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview - Corydon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Dolors Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Steamburg Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Valley Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lone Pine Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Kane.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198998 <2>
- Continue List (143 more) ...
- McKean Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Stickney had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stickney, with the one closest to Stickney listed first.
- Cornplanter ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cornplanter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornplanter
- Elko ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elko is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko has also been known as:
- Wolf Run
- Marshburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marshburg is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshburg
- Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
- Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
- Tunesassa
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Custer City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Degolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Degolia is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Lewis Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Foster Brook is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
- Tuna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tuna is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Onoville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Corydon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Corydon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stickney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stickney.
Newspapers Published in Stickney ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stickney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stickney, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stickney.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Stickney:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to McKean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Warren County
- Allegany 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> | 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> | 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- Stickney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Stickney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |