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 West Greene (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 West Greene. 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 West Greene ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Greene: W. Greene
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Greene. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Greene.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
West Greene 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 West Greene. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Greene:
- Erie County (The home county of West Greene)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Greene, with the one closest to West Greene listed first.
- Phillipsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Waterford Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Arbuckle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- LeBoeuf Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Wattsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hornby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hornby is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Kearsarge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Wesleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Erie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Greene, with the one closest to West Greene listed first.
- Canadohta Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Brown Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Cambridge Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Rootville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Riceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Spartansburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Venango
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcock
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mosiertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Greene, with the one closest to West Greene listed first.
- Colza
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Garland
(28 miles [45.1 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 West Greene, with the one closest to West Greene listed first.
- 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
- Findley Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- North Clymer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Sherman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Panama
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stebbins Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
- Forsyth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- Niobe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stedman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stedman is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
- Mayville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Greene, see our County-by-County Page for West Greene.
Cemeteries Near West Greene ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Greene.
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 West Greene - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Greene covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Greene, with the one closest to West Greene listed first.
- Bonnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Phillipsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St.s Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waterford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Intergreen Gorge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 <2>
- Eaoaun Bohoslov Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jacob Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (143 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Teresa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, West Greene had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Greene, with the one closest to West Greene listed first.
- Hammett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hammett is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammett
- Phillipsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Godard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Godard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godard
- Jackson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Waterford Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Arbuckle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Langdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Langdon is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Wattsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belle Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Valley
- Hornby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hornby is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Kearsarge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wesleyville
(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 West Greene. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Greene.
Newspapers Published in West Greene ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Greene.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Greene, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Greene.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 West Greene:
- 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> | 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> | 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 West Greene, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Greene) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |