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 Annandale (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 Annandale. 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 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.
Annandale is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Annandale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Annandale:
- Butler County (The home county of Annandale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Annandale, with the one closest to Annandale listed first.
- Ferris
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
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- Murrinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Bovard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Eau Claire
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Sunbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Branchton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Forestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Cherry Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hallston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Hooker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
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- Bruin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Slippery Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allegheny County
- Culmerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annandale, with the one closest to Annandale listed first.
- Parker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Queenstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
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- Bradys Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Wattersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Laird Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Cowansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Shadyside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Tidal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Worthington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annandale, with the one closest to Annandale listed first.
- Lillyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Goehring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- North Sewickley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Barrisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Koppel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thompson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Big Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annandale, with the one closest to Annandale listed first.
- Foxburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Freedom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Alum Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Turkey City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Bela
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
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- Catfish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
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- Lamartine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
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- East Brady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Callensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Toby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
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- Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Phillipston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annandale, with the one closest to Annandale listed first.
- Cochranton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deckard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annandale, with the one closest to Annandale listed first.
- Grant City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Harlansburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Rose Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- McCaslin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Volant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Altman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Energy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- New Wilmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ellport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- New Castle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South New Castle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annandale, with the one closest to Annandale listed first.
- Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Swamproot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Courtneys Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Perrys Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Kilgore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Perrine Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Jackson Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Mercer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annandale, with the one closest to Annandale listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Clintonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Barkeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Pearl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Emlenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Henderson Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Coal City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Nickleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Polk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Cranberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Annandale, see our County-by-County Page for Annandale.
Cemeteries Near Annandale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Annandale.
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 Annandale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Annandale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Annandale, with the one closest to Annandale listed first.
- Annandale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Sunbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eau Claire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Liberty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitmire Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beloved Disciple Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- North Liberty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Irwin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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, Annandale had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Annandale, with the one closest to Annandale listed first.
- Boyers
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moniteau
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moniteau is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moniteau
- Hilliards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Argentine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Argentine is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Murrinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Bovard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Coaltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coaltown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaltown
- West Sunbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eau Claire
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Wick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wick is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hallston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Eakin Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 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 Annandale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Annandale.
Newspapers Published in Annandale ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Annandale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Annandale, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Annandale.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Annandale:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango 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 Annandale, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Annandale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |