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 Centertown (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 Centertown. 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 and hospitals 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.
Centertown 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 Centertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centertown:
- Mercer County (The home county of Centertown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
- Perrys Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Kilgore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Perrine Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Jackson Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Swamproot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Sandy Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stoneboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Courtneys Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Millburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Mercer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coolspring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coolspring is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
- Parker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Bradys Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Queenstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Wattersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
- Wurtemburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Lillyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- 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
- Goehring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- North Sewickley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Koppel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Murrinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Bovard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Slippery Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Valley
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Ferris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Hallston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Eau Claire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
- Foxburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lamartine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Alum Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Turkey City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- West Freedom
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Beaver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Callensburg
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wentlings Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wentlings Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentlings Corners
- Bela
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
- Cochranton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Deckard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Atlantic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Adamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Black Ash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Frenchtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Guys Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wayland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Fauncetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Kerrtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
- Meadville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hartstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
- Volant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- New Wilmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- McCaslin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Rose Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Altman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Nashua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Pulaski
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- New Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West New Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Energy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
- Barkeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Nectarine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Bullion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Pearl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Clintonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Polk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Eakin Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Saint George
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Coal City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Nicklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Emlenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- York County
- Adamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
- Lowellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
- West Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Five Points
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Masury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Orangeville
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Hartford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hubbard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Burghill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coalburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Maplewood Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Paynes Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centertown, see our County-by-County Page for Centertown.
Cemeteries Near Centertown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centertown.
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 Centertown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
- Union Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Irwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beloved Disciple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gadsby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hendersonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Zahniser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Centertown had a population of 613 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
- Millbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Kilgore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Barkeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Jackson Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pardoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pardoe is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardoe
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nectarine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- London is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Bullion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Pearl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Turner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sandy Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Stoneboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centertown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centertown.
Newspapers Published in Centertown ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centertown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centertown, 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 Centertown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Centertown:
- 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
- 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 Centertown, 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 from Point A (ie- Centertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |