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 Barkeyville (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 Barkeyville. 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.
Barkeyville is located in Venango 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 Venango County: Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Forest, Mercer & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Barkeyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barkeyville:
- Venango County (The home county of Barkeyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkeyville, with the one closest to Barkeyville listed first.
- Nectarine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Clintonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bullion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Henderson Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Pearl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Eakin Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Saint George
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
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- Coal City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Emlenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Polk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Nicklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Uniontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkeyville, with the one closest to Barkeyville listed first.
- Parker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Bradys Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Queenstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Wattersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Laird Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Cowansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tidal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Shadyside Village
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Worthington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkeyville, with the one closest to Barkeyville listed first.
- Lillyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Goehring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Koppel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkeyville, with the one closest to Barkeyville listed first.
- Harrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Murrinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Forestville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Bovard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Ferris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Cherry Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slippery Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hallston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- West Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- West Sunbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkeyville, with the one closest to Barkeyville listed first.
- Foxburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lamartine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Alum Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Turkey City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- West Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Beaver City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Callensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Knox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wentlings Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wentlings Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentlings Corners
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkeyville, with the one closest to Barkeyville listed first.
- Cochranton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Deckard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Black Ash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Frenchtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Atlantic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Fauncetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Guys Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Wayland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkeyville, with the one closest to Barkeyville listed first.
- Volant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Grant City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rose Point
(18 miles [29 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 southwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- New Wilmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Altman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Energy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- New Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkeyville, with the one closest to Barkeyville listed first.
- Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Kilgore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Swamproot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Perrys Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Courtneys Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Perrine Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- North Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Jackson Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Mercer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- York County
- Adamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barkeyville, with the one closest to Barkeyville listed first.
- West Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Five Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Masury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Hubbard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Orangeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Weldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barkeyville, see our County-by-County Page for Barkeyville.
Cemeteries Near Barkeyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barkeyville.
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 Barkeyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barkeyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barkeyville, with the one closest to Barkeyville listed first.
- Mt. Irwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beloved Disciple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gadsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Annandale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hendersonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eau Claire Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Barkeyville had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Barkeyville had a population of 198 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barkeyville, with the one closest to Barkeyville listed first.
- Nectarine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Wesley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Harrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kilgore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Centertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Murrinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Clintonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bullion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Millbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Forestville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Wick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wick is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Pearl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Boyers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Branchton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Bovard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barkeyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barkeyville.
Newspapers Published in Barkeyville ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barkeyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barkeyville, 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 Barkeyville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Barkeyville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Venango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- York County
- Trumbull 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 Barkeyville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Barkeyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |