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 Cranesville (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 Cranesville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Cranesville is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Chautauqua (NY), Ashtabula (OH), Crawford (OH) & Warren (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Cranesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cranesville:
- Erie County (The home county of Cranesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Albion
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Platea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Platea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Keepville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cross is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Little Elk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Pennside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Francis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- East Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Franklin Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Girard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Girard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- Tracy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tracy is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Springboro Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Springboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crossingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Conneautville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mosiertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Dicksonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Norrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Coons Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Venango
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harmonsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
- Cambridge Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saegertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kennard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- York County
- Adamsville
(27 miles [43.5 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 Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Conneaut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- North Kingsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gould
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Kingsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richmond Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Dorset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crestlawn Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Edgewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Parkwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Andover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ashtabula
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cranesville, see our County-by-County Page for Cranesville.
Cemeteries Near Cranesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cranesville.
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 Cranesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cranesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Randall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Randall Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Albion.
- The Randall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Randall / Valley Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976564 <2>
- Brock Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salsbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Francis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrod Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cottage Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carmel - Freeman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (145 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Corner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cribbs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Cranesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cranesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Lundys Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lundys Lane is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundys Lane
- Albion
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Keepville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Platea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Platea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Pennside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cross is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Pont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pont is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pont
- Ivarea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ivarea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivarea
- Little Elk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Francis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- East Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tracy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tracy is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Thornton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thornton Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Junction
- Shadeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shadeland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cranesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cranesville.
Newspapers Published in Cranesville ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cranesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cranesville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cranesville.
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 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 Cranesville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Mercer County
- York County
- Ashtabula 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 Cranesville, 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- Cranesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |