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 Centerville (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 Centerville. 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.
Centerville 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 Centerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centerville:
- Crawford County (The home county of Centerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Tryonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Riceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Vrooman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Lincolnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Spartansburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canadohta Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Rootville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Hydetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Townville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Gresham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Titusville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fauncetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Brown Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Newmansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Venus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Wolfs Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Corry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Arbuckle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- LeBoeuf Garden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Waterford Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Wattsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Waterford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Edinboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hornby is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Fagundus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Jamison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Milledgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- New Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 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
- North Sandy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- New Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Sheakleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Pleasantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Petroleum Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Wilson Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Cooperstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Plumer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Rynd Farm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Pithole City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Rouseville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McClintock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hasson Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- Oil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Selkirk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- East Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Sanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- West Spring Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Colza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Tidioute
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pittsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cobham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Bear Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- French Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Niobe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Clymer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Findley Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Panama
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Sherman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centerville, see our County-by-County Page for Centerville.
Cemeteries Near Centerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centerville.
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 Centerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whitney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Titus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilson Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Troy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Catharine's RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Curry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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.
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henderson Cemetery
- Bloomfield Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Loomis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsley 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Centerville had a population of 274 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Centerville had a population of 202 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Tryonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Riceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Vrooman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Lincolnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Hydetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Spartansburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Rootville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Little Cooley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Cooley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cooley
- Townville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Troy Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Tillotson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tillotson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillotson
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gresham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Titusville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fauncetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centerville.
Newspapers Published in Centerville ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centerville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centerville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Centerville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarion County
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- Chautauqua 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 '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- Centerville) 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 Centerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |