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 Wrights (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 Wrights. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Wrights 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 Wrights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wrights:
- McKean County (The home county of Wrights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Port Allegany
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crosby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Gardeau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Sartwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Smethport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Larabee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Clermont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Wrights Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Myrtle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Eldred
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duke Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Rew
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rew is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
- Rixford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rixford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Emporium
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Weber City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Beechwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Cameron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Huntley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Driftwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mix Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Wyside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Clinton County
- Hammersley Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Instanter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Streights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Wilcox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dents Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Saint Marys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Johnsonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Benezette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Roulette
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Coudersport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Inez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Austin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Ayers Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Coneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Sweden Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Shinglehouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Oswayo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Bowler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Little Genesee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Bolivar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kossuth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Sawyer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Pikeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Richburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vosburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Allentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Clarksville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
- Petrolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Paynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Portville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Four Mile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Rock City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Weston Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Westons Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Olean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allegany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chipmunk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- Limestone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 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 Wrights, see our County-by-County Page for Wrights.
Cemeteries Near Wrights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wrights.
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 Wrights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wrights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Card Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Gabriels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Norwich Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coudersport.
- The St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Eulalias Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eulalia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clermont Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (95 more) ...
- Forksville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Costello Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Wrights had a population of 117 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Burtville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burtville is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Port Allegany
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roulette
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Knowlton is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Williston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Crosby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Colegrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Colegrove is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colegrove
- Norwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Gardeau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Odin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Odin is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Mina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mina is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
- Olmsted
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Olmsted is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmsted
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sartwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Annin Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Annin Creek is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annin Creek
- East Smethport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Smethport is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smethport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wrights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wrights.
Newspapers Published in Wrights ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wrights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wrights, 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 Wrights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wrights:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to McKean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Clinton 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> | 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 Wrights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wrights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |