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 Breedtown (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 Breedtown. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Breedtown 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 Breedtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Breedtown:
- Venango County (The home county of Breedtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Breedtown, with the one closest to Breedtown listed first.
- Shamburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Petroleum Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plumer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Rouseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rynd Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Pithole City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- McClintock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Colonial Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hasson Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- Cooperstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Oil City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Butler County
- Cherry Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breedtown, with the one closest to Breedtown listed first.
- Venus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Wolfs Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Newmansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Fryburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Iron City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Knox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lamartine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Elk City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Leeper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breedtown, with the one closest to Breedtown listed first.
- Gresham
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Titusville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hydetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Fauncetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Tryonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vrooman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Black Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Townville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Riceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Deckard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Guys Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breedtown, with the one closest to Breedtown listed first.
- Elgin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Union City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Corry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- LeBoeuf Garden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Arbuckle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Wattsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waterford Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Waterford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edinboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breedtown, with the one closest to Breedtown listed first.
- Fagundus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Jamison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trunkeyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Balltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Gilfoyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Roses
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breedtown, with the one closest to Breedtown listed first.
- Milledgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- North Sandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- New Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- New Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Sandy Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Sheakleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Stoneboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Perrine Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Hadley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breedtown, with the one closest to Breedtown listed first.
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Selkirk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Sanford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- East Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Tidioute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Garland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Cobham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Colza
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Pittsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Youngsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Breedtown, see our County-by-County Page for Breedtown.
Cemeteries Near Breedtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Breedtown.
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 Breedtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Breedtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Breedtown, with the one closest to Breedtown listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Troy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Catharine's RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Titus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Curry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Curry Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Titusville.
- Jerusalem Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henderson Cemetery
- Gilson Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Memory's Acre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory's Acre Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memory's Acre Cemetery is located in Pleasantville.
- The Memory's Acre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasantville Cemetery
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Lamey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Breedtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Breedtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Breedtown, with the one closest to Breedtown listed first.
- Gresham
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Titusville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hydetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- East Titusville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Titusville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Titusville
- Cherrytree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cherrytree is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
- Shamburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Wallaceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wallaceville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- Petroleum Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Pioneer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Troy Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Troy Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sunville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunville
- Dempseytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dempseytown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempseytown
- Plumer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Breedtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Breedtown.
Newspapers Published in Breedtown ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Breedtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Breedtown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Breedtown.
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 Breedtown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Venango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Mercer County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Breedtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Breedtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |