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 Boyers (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 Boyers. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Boyers 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 Boyers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boyers:
- Butler County (The home county of Boyers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyers, with the one closest to Boyers listed first.
- Ferris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
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- Murrinsville
(2 miles [3.2 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 southwest)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Eau Claire
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Branchton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- West Sunbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hallston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Hooker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Slippery Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyers, with the one closest to Boyers listed first.
- Parker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Queenstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Wattersonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Laird Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Cowansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Shadyside Village
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Worthington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyers, with the one closest to Boyers listed first.
- Lillyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Goehring
(26 miles [41.8 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Koppel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Homewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyers, with the one closest to Boyers 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 east)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Lamartine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Bela
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- 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
- Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Catfish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- East Brady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipston
(18 miles [29 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 Boyers, with the one closest to Boyers listed first.
- Cochranton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Deckard
(29 miles [46.7 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 Boyers, with the one closest to Boyers 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
- Volant
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McCaslin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
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- Altman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ellport
(25 miles [40.2 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
- 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 Boyers, with the one closest to Boyers listed first.
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Swamproot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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
- Kilgore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Perrys Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Perrine Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Jackson Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Mercer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyers, with the one closest to Boyers listed first.
- Clintonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- 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
- Barkeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Pearl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Saint George
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Emlenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Coal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Nickleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Polk
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Venango County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boyers, see our County-by-County Page for Boyers.
Cemeteries Near Boyers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boyers.
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 Boyers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boyers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boyers, with the one closest to Boyers listed first.
- Annandale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eau Claire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Sunbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Irwin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beloved Disciple Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- North Liberty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Liberty Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitmire Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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, Boyers had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boyers, with the one closest to Boyers listed first.
- Annandale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Annandale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
- Murrinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Moniteau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moniteau is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moniteau
- Hilliards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bovard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Argentine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Argentine is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Branchton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Eau Claire
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Nectarine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Sunbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 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 Boyers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boyers.
Newspapers Published in Boyers ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boyers, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boyers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Boyers:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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 Boyers, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boyers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |