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 Weeds Corners (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 Weeds Corners. 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.
Name Variations for Weeds Corners ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Weeds Corners: Weeds Cors.
- While the name of this community is Weeds Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Weeds Corners may originally have been Weed's Corners.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Weeds Corners might be written as Weed Corners.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Weeds Corners is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Chautauqua (NY), Ashtabula (OH), Crawford (OH) & Warren (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Weeds Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weeds Corners:
- Erie County (The home county of Weeds Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeds Corners, with the one closest to Weeds Corners listed first.
- Phillipsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Arbuckle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Waterford Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Wattsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hornby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hornby is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- LeBoeuf Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Wesleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kearsarge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kearsarge is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Erie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Park is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
- Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeds Corners, with the one closest to Weeds Corners listed first.
- Canadohta Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Brown Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Cambridge Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Rootville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Riceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Spartansburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Venango
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Crossingville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mosiertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Tryonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeds Corners, with the one closest to Weeds Corners listed first.
- Colza
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bear Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- East Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Lottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Sanford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Garland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Selkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Sugar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeds Corners, with the one closest to Weeds Corners listed first.
- Findley Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- French Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Slab City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- North Clymer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Ripley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stebbins Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
- Panama
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Forsyth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- Niobe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stedman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stedman is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
- Mayville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weeds Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Weeds Corners.
Cemeteries Near Weeds Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weeds Corners.
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 Weeds Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weeds Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weeds Corners, with the one closest to Weeds Corners listed first.
- Phillipsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St.s Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bonnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Intergreen Gorge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpes Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Corners Cemetery
- The Sharpes Corners Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharpe Cemetery
- Greenfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eaoaun Bohoslov Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jacob Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (139 more) ...
- West Mina Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Erie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Erie Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Erie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44764 <3>
- Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Valley Cemetery
- Tallmadge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46556 <3>
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 Weeds Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Weeds Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weeds Corners, with the one closest to Weeds Corners listed first.
- West Greene
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Greene is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Phillipsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Hammett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hammett is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammett
- Jackson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Arbuckle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Godard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Godard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godard
- Waterford Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Langdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Langdon is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hornby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hornby is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Belle Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Valley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wesleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kearsarge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kearsarge is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Erie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weeds Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weeds Corners.
Newspapers Published in Weeds Corners ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weeds Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weeds Corners, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weeds Corners.
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 Weeds Corners:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Warren County
- Chautauqua County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Weeds Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weeds Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |