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 Beaver Center (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 Beaver Center. 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.
Name Variations for Beaver Center ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Beaver Center: Beaver Ctr. (or less commonly used: Beaver Cen., Beaver Cent. or Beaver Cntr.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Beaver Center 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 Beaver Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beaver Center:
- Crawford County (The home county of Beaver Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Center, with the one closest to Beaver Center listed first.
- Springboro Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Springboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Conneautville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dicksonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Pymatuning North
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
- Linesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crossingville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Norrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Harmonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
- Mosiertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Espyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coons Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Center, with the one closest to Beaver Center listed first.
- Pennside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Tracy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tracy is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Keepville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Cherry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cranesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cross is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Platea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Platea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Little Elk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Francis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Franklin Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Center, with the one closest to Beaver Center listed first.
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kennard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Osgood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Leechs Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sheakleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Shenango
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Hadley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kashner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kashner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
- York County
- Adamsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Center, with the one closest to Beaver Center listed first.
- Kelloggsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Gould
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Richmond Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Conneaut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Kingsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dorset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Andover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rowenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowenton is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowenton
- West Andover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Crestlawn Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Edgewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Lake County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Center, with the one closest to Beaver Center listed first.
- North Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Madison is located in Lake County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Center, with the one closest to Beaver Center listed first.
- Barclay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barclay is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Kinsman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gustavus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Superior ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Superior is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Greene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Burghill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beaver Center, see our County-by-County Page for Beaver Center.
Cemeteries Near Beaver Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beaver Center.
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 Beaver Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beaver Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beaver Center, with the one closest to Beaver Center listed first.
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen North Cemetery
- North Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Conneaut Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cribbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Corner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Dicksonburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Randall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Randall Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Albion.
- The Randall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Randall / Valley Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976564 <2>
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, Beaver Center had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beaver Center, with the one closest to Beaver Center listed first.
- Palmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Springboro Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Riggs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riggs is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Steamburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Steamburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Conneautville Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shadeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shadeland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Pennside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Conneautville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tracy is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Keepville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Pierpont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierpont is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pennline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pennline is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennline
- Bushnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bushnell is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Monroe Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beaver Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beaver Center.
Newspapers Published in Beaver Center ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaver Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beaver Center, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beaver Center.
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 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 Beaver Center:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Mercer County
- York County
- Ashtabula County
- Lake 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 Beaver Center, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beaver Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |