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 Triumph (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 Triumph. 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.
Triumph 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 Triumph. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Triumph:
- Warren County (The home county of Triumph)
- The following are listed by their distance from Triumph, with the one closest to Triumph listed first.
- Tidioute
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cobham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Selkirk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Sanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- East Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Pittsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hermit Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
- West Spring Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Irvine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Youngsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triumph, with the one closest to Triumph listed first.
- Newmansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Wolfs Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Venus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Crown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Fryburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leeper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marble
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pine City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Cooksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arthurs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arthurs is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurs
- Helen Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Iron City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triumph, with the one closest to Triumph listed first.
- Vrooman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Titusville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gresham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Hydetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Spartansburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tryonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Riceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Fauncetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Lincolnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Canadohta Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- 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
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triumph, with the one closest to Triumph listed first.
- Russell City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Windy City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Millstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- McKinley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triumph, with the one closest to Triumph listed first.
- Corry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triumph, with the one closest to Triumph listed first.
- Fagundus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Jamison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Balltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Gilfoyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Marienville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Roses
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Iron City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Sheffield Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Redclyffe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Clarington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- Ella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triumph, with the one closest to Triumph listed first.
- Pleasantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pithole City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Shamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- President
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Plumer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Petroleum Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Rouseville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rynd Farm
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Hasson Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- McClintock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Coal Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Triumph, with the one closest to Triumph listed first.
- Niobe
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Busti
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- Panama
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kiantone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
- North Clymer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Ashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lakewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frewsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- French Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Triumph, see our County-by-County Page for Triumph.
Cemeteries Near Triumph ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Triumph.
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 Triumph - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Triumph covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Triumph, with the one closest to Triumph listed first.
- Gorman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fagundas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Economite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cheney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Neilltown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Naultby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Loomis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Memory's Acre Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory's Acre Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memory's Acre Cemetery is located in Pleasantville.
- The Memory's Acre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasantville Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (138 more) ...
- Jerusalem Corners Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitestown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
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 Triumph in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Triumph.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Triumph, with the one closest to Triumph listed first.
- Fagundus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Tidioute
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Trunkeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Grand Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Valley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Valley
- East Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cobham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Selkirk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- West Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Hickory is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hickory
- Torpedo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Torpedo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torpedo
- Pleasantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stewart Run is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Run
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- East Titusville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Titusville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Titusville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Triumph. See our List of 1890's Communities around Triumph.
Newspapers Published in Triumph ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Triumph.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Triumph, 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 Triumph.
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 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 Triumph:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Elk County
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Venango 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Triumph) 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 Triumph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |