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 Woodcock Grange (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 Woodcock Grange. 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.
Woodcock Grange is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Ashtabula (OH), Trumbull (OH), Erie, Mercer, Venango & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Woodcock Grange. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodcock Grange:
- Crawford County (The home county of Woodcock Grange)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodcock Grange, with the one closest to Woodcock Grange listed first.
- Saegertown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Woodcock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Venango
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blooming Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Meadville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coons Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Cambridge Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mosiertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Wayland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kerrtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
- Frenchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Guys Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodcock Grange, with the one closest to Woodcock Grange listed first.
- Edinboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- LeBoeuf Garden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Waterford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Franklin Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Albion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cranesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pennside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Francis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Keepville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Little Elk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodcock Grange, with the one closest to Woodcock Grange listed first.
- Milledgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Sheakleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- New Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- New Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Hadley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kennard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Clarks Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- North Sandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leechs Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Osgood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Kashner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kashner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodcock Grange, with the one closest to Woodcock Grange listed first.
- Wilson Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Cooperstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Utica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Sugarcreek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Nicklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Polk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Petroleum Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rynd Farm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Shamburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- McClintock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Rouseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodcock Grange, with the one closest to Woodcock Grange listed first.
- Selkirk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- East Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Enterprise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- West Spring Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Sanford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Colza
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- Adamsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodcock Grange, with the one closest to Woodcock Grange listed first.
- Richmond Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Simons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Andover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gould
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- West Andover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Conneaut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Williamsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Kelloggsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Stanhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Dorset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodcock Grange, see our County-by-County Page for Woodcock Grange.
Cemeteries Near Woodcock Grange ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodcock Grange.
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 Woodcock Grange - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodcock Grange covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodcock Grange, with the one closest to Woodcock Grange listed first.
- Mt. Blair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gravel Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brookhouser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Saegertown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blooming Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Townley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Venango Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greendale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Agatha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Acker - Rodgers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Littles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Denny Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Woodcock Grange in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodcock Grange.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodcock Grange, with the one closest to Woodcock Grange listed first.
- Woodcock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Venango
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blooming Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Pinney Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pinney Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinney Corners
- Meadville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coons Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Kerrtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
- Wayland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Mosiertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Lyona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lyona is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
- New Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Richmond is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Drakes Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drakes Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Mills
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Frenchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Guys Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Teepleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Teepleville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teepleville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodcock Grange. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodcock Grange.
Newspapers Published in Woodcock Grange ...
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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodcock Grange.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodcock Grange, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodcock Grange.
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 websites either 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 Woodcock Grange:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- York County
- Ashtabula 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 Woodcock Grange, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodcock Grange) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |