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 Torpedo (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 Torpedo. 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 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.
Torpedo 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 Torpedo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Torpedo:
- Warren County (The home county of Torpedo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Torpedo, with the one closest to Torpedo listed first.
- Garland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Sanford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Pittsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- West Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Cobham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Tidioute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Youngsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Irvine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torpedo, with the one closest to Torpedo listed first.
- Newmansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Wolfs Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Crown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Venus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Fryburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leeper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torpedo, with the one closest to Torpedo listed first.
- Vrooman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Spartansburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hydetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Titusville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gresham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Riceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Tryonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Canadohta Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Lincolnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Rootville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Townville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torpedo, with the one closest to Torpedo listed first.
- Corry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Beaver Dam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Union City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wattsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Phillipsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Waterford Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Waterford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- LeBoeuf Garden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Hornby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torpedo, with the one closest to Torpedo listed first.
- Fagundus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Jamison
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Balltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Gilfoyle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Iron City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Marienville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Roses
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Sheffield Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torpedo, with the one closest to Torpedo listed first.
- Pleasantville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Pithole City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Petroleum Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Plumer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- President
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Rynd Farm
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- McClintock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Rouseville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hasson Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- Oil City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Onoville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Torpedo, with the one closest to Torpedo listed first.
- Niobe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Panama
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Busti
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- North Clymer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Kiantone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
- Ashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lakewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- French Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Greenhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Celoron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frewsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Torpedo, see our County-by-County Page for Torpedo.
Cemeteries Near Torpedo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Torpedo.
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 Torpedo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Torpedo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Torpedo, with the one closest to Torpedo listed first.
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitestown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Naultby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Loomis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trim Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trim Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Garland.
- The Trim Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trimm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46486 <2>
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gorman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Economite Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightsville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (146 more) ...
- Harrison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cheney Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fagundas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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, Torpedo had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Torpedo, with the one closest to Torpedo listed first.
- Garland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Sanford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Grand Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Valley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Valley
- Pittsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Tidioute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cobham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Selkirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Vrooman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Youngsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fagundus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Irvine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Torpedo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Torpedo.
Newspapers Published in Torpedo ...
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 Torpedo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Torpedo, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Torpedo.
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 helpful 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 Torpedo:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Venango 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 '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- Torpedo) 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 Torpedo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |