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 Turtlepoint (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 Turtlepoint. 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 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.
Turtlepoint 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 Turtlepoint. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turtlepoint:
- McKean County (The home county of Turtlepoint)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtlepoint, with the one closest to Turtlepoint listed first.
- Sartwell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Larabee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Port Allegany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eldred
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smethport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wrights Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Rixford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rixford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Myrtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Duke Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Crosby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Rew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rew is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtlepoint, with the one closest to Turtlepoint listed first.
- Emporium
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Weber City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Beechwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtlepoint, with the one closest to Turtlepoint listed first.
- Instanter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Streights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Wilcox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtlepoint, with the one closest to Turtlepoint listed first.
- Williston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Shinglehouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Roulette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Honeoye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- Coneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Chrystal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Oswayo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Coudersport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Inez
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtlepoint, with the one closest to Turtlepoint listed first.
- Bowler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Little Genesee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Alma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Richburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Clarksville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
- Sawyer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Pikeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Vosburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Allentown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Petrolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtlepoint, with the one closest to Turtlepoint listed first.
- Portville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Four Mile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Rock City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Westons Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weston Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Olean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <1>
- Saint Bonaventure
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allegany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chipmunk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- Limestone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turtlepoint, see our County-by-County Page for Turtlepoint.
Cemeteries Near Turtlepoint ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turtlepoint.
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 Turtlepoint - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turtlepoint covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turtlepoint, with the one closest to Turtlepoint listed first.
- Lewis Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Gabriels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moody Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lamphier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rixford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Card Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (117 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Portville 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.<2>
While we didn't find Turtlepoint in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turtlepoint.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turtlepoint, with the one closest to Turtlepoint listed first.
- Sartwell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Larabee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Port Allegany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Annin Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Annin Creek is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annin Creek
- East Smethport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Smethport is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smethport
- Farmers Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmers Valley is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
- Smethport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eldred
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prentisvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prentisvale is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentisvale
- Bullis Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bullis Mills is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullis Mills
- Burtville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burtville is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Williston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rixford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rixford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Crosby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Haymaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haymaker is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymaker
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turtlepoint. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turtlepoint.
Newspapers Published in Turtlepoint ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turtlepoint.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turtlepoint, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turtlepoint.
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 Turtlepoint:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to McKean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Elk County
- Potter County
- Allegany County
- Cattaraugus 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> | 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 Turtlepoint, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Turtlepoint) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |