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 Craigsville (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 Craigsville. 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.
Craigsville is located in Armstrong 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 Armstrong County: Allegheny, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Craigsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Craigsville:
- Armstrong County (The home county of Craigsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigsville, with the one closest to Craigsville listed first.
- Laird Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Worthington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shadyside Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Walkchalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Cowansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
- Slate Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Kittanning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wick City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wick City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick City
- West Kittanning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Gosford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gosford is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosford
- Applewold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Applewold is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- West Ford City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigsville, with the one closest to Craigsville listed first.
- Sligo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Natrona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Culmerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Brackenridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Curtisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Tarentum
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Russellton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cheswick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Gibsonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indianola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigsville, with the one closest to Craigsville listed first.
- Goehring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Wallace City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Knob
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Lillyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigsville, with the one closest to Craigsville listed first.
- Fenelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dennys Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Saint Joe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Leasureville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Kepples Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Chicora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- North Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Great Belt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Herman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Karns City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- East Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigsville, with the one closest to Craigsville listed first.
- Phillipston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- East Brady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Catfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Lawsonham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Bela
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Rimersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- West Freedom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Leatherwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Callensburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- New Bethlehem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Piolett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Sligo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigsville, with the one closest to Craigsville listed first.
- Shelocta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- West Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Willet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Parkwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Plumville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Smicksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saltsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Clarksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Chambersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Ambrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigsville, with the one closest to Craigsville listed first.
- Langville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Timblin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Pansy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Worthville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Ohl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Summerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigsville, with the one closest to Craigsville listed first.
- Grant City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rose Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Harlansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigsville, with the one closest to Craigsville listed first.
- Courtneys Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Swamproot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigsville, with the one closest to Craigsville listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Clintonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emlenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Saint George
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Nickleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Barkeyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigsville, with the one closest to Craigsville listed first.
- Bagdad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Hyde Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Weinel Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- East Vandergrift
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arnold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lower Burrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- New Kensington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parnassus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- North Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Avonmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Craigsville, see our County-by-County Page for Craigsville.
Cemeteries Near Craigsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Craigsville.
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 Craigsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Craigsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Craigsville, with the one closest to Craigsville listed first.
- Worthington Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lawnhaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Wick City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #478503 <2>
- White Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kittanning Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Croyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Pape Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ukrainian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ford City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Craigsville had a population of 129 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Craigsville, with the one closest to Craigsville listed first.
- Worthington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fosters Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fosters Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Mills
- Walkchalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Cowansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rattigan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rattigan is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattigan
- Fenelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coyleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coyleville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyleville
- Slate Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- McHaddon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McHaddon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaddon
- Boggsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boggsville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
- Kittanning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ewing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ewing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Adrian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adrian is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Leasureville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Craigsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Craigsville.
Newspapers Published in Craigsville ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Craigsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Craigsville, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Craigsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Craigsville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Armstrong County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Westmoreland 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 Craigsville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Craigsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |