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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 Conneautville Station (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 Conneautville Station. 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.

Name Variations for Conneautville Station ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Conneautville Station: Conneautville Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Conneautville Station 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 Conneautville Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Conneautville Station:

  • Crawford County     (The home county of Conneautville Station)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conneautville Station, with the one closest to Conneautville Station listed first.
    • Conneautville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Springboro Station
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
    • Springboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dicksonburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
    • Linesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Norrisville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Norrisville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
    • Pymatuning North
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
    • Harmonsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
    • Crossingville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Crossingville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
    • Coons Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
    • Mosiertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
    • Lynces Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lynces Junction is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynces Junction
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conneautville Station, with the one closest to Conneautville Station listed first.
    • Pennside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pennside is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
    • Keepville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Keepville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
    • Tracy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tracy is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Albion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Cranesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Platea
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Platea is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Cross
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Cross is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • East Springfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Little Elk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Little Elk is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
    • Francis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Francis is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
    • Franklin Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conneautville Station, with the one closest to Conneautville Station listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Kennard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Kennard is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
    • Osgood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Osgood is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
    • Salem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Salem is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Leechs Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
    • Greenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sheakleyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Hadley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Kashner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Kashner is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
    • Shenango
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Shenango is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
    • Milledgeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
    • Clarks Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
  • Venango County
    • Wilson Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
  • York County
    • Adamsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Adamsville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Ashtabula County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conneautville Station, with the one closest to Conneautville Station listed first.
    • Richmond Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
    • Gould
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Kelloggsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
    • Andover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
    • Dorset
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Conneaut
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Conneaut is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneaut
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conneaut <1>
    • West Andover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
    • Kingsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Simons
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
    • North Kingsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rowenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Rowenton is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowenton
    • Jefferson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jefferson is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <1>
  • Trumbull County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conneautville Station, with the one closest to Conneautville Station listed first.
    • Kinsman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Barclay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Barclay is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Gustavus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gustavus is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
    • Superior ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Superior is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Vernon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Vernon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Greene
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Greene is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Burghill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Orangeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Mecca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mecca is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Conneautville Station, see our County-by-County Page for Conneautville Station.

Cemeteries Near Conneautville Station ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conneautville Station.

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 Conneautville Station - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Conneautville Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Conneautville Station, with the one closest to Conneautville Station listed first.

  • Cribbs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shaw Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Manning Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Conneaut Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dicksonburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • McDowell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jolly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (202 more) ...
    • Rundell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brock Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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, Conneautville Station had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Conneautville Station, with the one closest to Conneautville Station listed first.

  • Conneautville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Palmer
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Palmer is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Springboro Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
  • Steamburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Steamburg is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
  • Springboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shadeland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Shadeland is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
  • Beaver Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver Center is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Center
  • Hickernell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickernell is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickernell
  • Pennline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennline is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennline
  • Rundell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rundell is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rundell
  • Pennside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pennside is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
  • Linesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Norrisville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Norrisville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
    • Keepville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Keepville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
    • Riggs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Riggs is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Conneautville Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Conneautville Station.

Newspapers Published in Conneautville Station ...

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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conneautville Station.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Conneautville Station, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Conneautville Station.

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 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 Conneautville Station:

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 Conneautville Station, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Conneautville Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.