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 Wildcat (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 Wildcat. 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.
Wildcat is located in Clarion 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 Clarion County: Armstrong, Butler, Forest, Jefferson & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Wildcat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wildcat:
- Clarion County (The home county of Wildcat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Rimersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lawsonham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
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- Leatherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
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- Piolett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
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- Curllsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Sligo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Toby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
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- Bela
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
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- Catfish
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
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- Phillipston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
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- New Bethlehem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brinkerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- East Brady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Sligo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
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- Karns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Tidal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
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- Wattersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
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- Dee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
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- Rimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
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- Deanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
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- South Bethlehem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Frenchs Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
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- Bradys Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
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- Queenstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
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- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
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- Putneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Kepples Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Petrolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Bruin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Karns City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chicora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Millerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Fenelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Saint Joe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
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- Cherry Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greece City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Clarington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redclyffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Smicksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Plumville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Trade City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
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- Elkin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
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- Georgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
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- Willet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
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- Davis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
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- Mottarns Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
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- Ambrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
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- Marchand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
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- Chambersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
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- Creekside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Langville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Summerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Ohl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
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- Pansy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
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- Worthville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Corsica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Timblin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Baxter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
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- Coolspring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Green Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Brookville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oliveburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Howe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Swamproot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
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- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Emlenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nickleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Eakin Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
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- Saint George
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
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- Fertigs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
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- Clintonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
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- Coal Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
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- Cranberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
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- Bullion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
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- Coal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
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- Nectarine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
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- Seneca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Bagdad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Hyde Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- East Vandergrift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wildcat, see our County-by-County Page for Wildcat.
Cemeteries Near Wildcat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wildcat.
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 Wildcat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wildcat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Eusebius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cochran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Croyle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mateer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- White Oak Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Wildcat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wildcat.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wildcat, with the one closest to Wildcat listed first.
- Diamond
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Rimersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lawsonham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- New Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Athens is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Tidal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Widnoon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Widnoon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widnoon
- Kellersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kellersburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellersburg
- Leatherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Piolett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Catfish
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Curllsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Toby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bela
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Sligo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sarah Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wildcat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wildcat.
Newspapers Published in Wildcat ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wildcat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wildcat, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wildcat.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wildcat:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clarion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Westmoreland 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 Wildcat, 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 from Point A (ie- Wildcat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |