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 Cherrytree (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 Cherrytree. 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 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 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.
Cherrytree 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 Cherrytree. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cherrytree:
- Venango County (The home county of Cherrytree)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Petroleum Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Rynd Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Rouseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plumer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Shamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- McClintock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Pithole City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Colonial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hasson Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- Oil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Siverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Cooperstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Armstrong County
- Parker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Cherry Valley
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Eau Claire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Murrinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Ferris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Venus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Wolfs Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Newmansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Fryburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Lamartine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Beaver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Elk City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Iron City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Knox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shippenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Gresham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Titusville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hydetown
(8 miles [12.9 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Black Ash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Tryonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Townville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Deckard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vrooman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Guys Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Elgin
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Corry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 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
- LeBoeuf Garden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Jamison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fagundus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Balltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Gilfoyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Roses
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Redclyffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- North Sandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Milledgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- New Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Sandy Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Kilgore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Perrine Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Stoneboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Sheakleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Hadley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Selkirk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Sanford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- East Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Tidioute
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Spring Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Cobham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Garland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Colza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Pittsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hermit Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
- Columbus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cherrytree, see our County-by-County Page for Cherrytree.
Cemeteries Near Cherrytree ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cherrytree.
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 Cherrytree - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cherrytree covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Lamey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Troy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Catharine's RC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Titus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Memory's Acre Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
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 in 1895, Cherrytree had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Petroleum Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Pioneer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pioneer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Dempseytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dempseytown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempseytown
- Rynd Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Rouseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plumer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Wallaceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wallaceville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- McClintock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Shamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Oil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gresham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Pithole City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Titusville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Sunville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cherrytree. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cherrytree.
Newspapers Published in Cherrytree ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherrytree.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cherrytree, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cherrytree.
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 websites either 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 Cherrytree:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Venango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- 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> | 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- Cherrytree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Cherrytree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |