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 Blacktown (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 Blacktown. 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 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.
Blacktown is located in Mercer 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 Mercer County: Mahoning (OH), Trumbull (OH), Butler, Crawford, Lawrence & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Blacktown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blacktown:
- Mercer County (The home county of Blacktown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacktown, with the one closest to Blacktown listed first.
- Millburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
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- Leesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
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- Perrys Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
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- Mercer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
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- Swamproot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
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- Courtneys Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
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- North Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
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- Jackson Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coolspring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coolspring is located in Mercer County
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- Perrine Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
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- Carbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
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- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacktown, with the one closest to Blacktown listed first.
- Parker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
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- Bradys Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
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- Queenstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
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- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacktown, with the one closest to Blacktown listed first.
- Ellwood City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Frisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
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- Lillyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
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- North Sewickley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
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- Goehring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
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- Koppel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Big Beaver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Homewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thompson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- New Galilee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Barrisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Darlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacktown, with the one closest to Blacktown listed first.
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Slippery Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Branchton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
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- Bovard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- West Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Hallston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
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- Murrinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Ferris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
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- Portersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Sunbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacktown, with the one closest to Blacktown listed first.
- Foxburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Lamartine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- West Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Turkey City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacktown, with the one closest to Blacktown listed first.
- Atlantic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Cochranton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Adamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Deckard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Geneva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Hartstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Pymatuning South
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Conneaut Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacktown, with the one closest to Blacktown listed first.
- Volant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- New Wilmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McCaslin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Grant City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rose Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Nashua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Pulaski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
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- Altman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
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- New Castle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
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- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
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- South New Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacktown, with the one closest to Blacktown listed first.
- Barkeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nectarine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Henderson Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Bullion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Clintonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pearl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Eakin Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
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- Polk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Venango County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Saint George
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Coal City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Nicklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Utica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Uniontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- York County
- Adamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacktown, with the one closest to Blacktown listed first.
- Unity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Franklin County (OH)
- Hilltop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacktown, with the one closest to Blacktown listed first.
- Lowellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Struthers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Poland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Youngstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boardman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cornersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Perkins Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- North Lima
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacktown, with the one closest to Blacktown listed first.
- West Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Masury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Five Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Brookfield Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Hubbard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Weldon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Orangeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Coalburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Maplewood Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Yankee Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Paynes Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Burghill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blacktown, see our County-by-County Page for Blacktown.
Cemeteries Near Blacktown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blacktown.
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 Blacktown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blacktown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blacktown, with the one closest to Blacktown listed first.
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Courtney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carpenders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Findley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Volant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beloved Disciple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mercer Citizens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Citizens Cemetery
- The Mercer Citizens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Citizens Cemetery
- North Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks 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 Blacktown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blacktown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blacktown, with the one closest to Blacktown listed first.
- London
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Millburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Leesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Pardoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pardoe is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardoe
- Hope Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
- Indian Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Run is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run
- Volant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mercer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- North Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Hoagland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoagland is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Plain Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plain Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Grove
- Centertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centertown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Jackson Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blacktown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blacktown.
Newspapers Published in Blacktown ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blacktown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blacktown, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blacktown.
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 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 Blacktown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Venango County
- York County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Mahoning 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 Blacktown, 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 from Point A (ie- Blacktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |