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 Crawford Corners (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 Crawford Corners. 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 Crawford Corners ...
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 Crawford Corners: Crawford Cors.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Crawford Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crawford Corners.
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 and doctors 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.
Crawford Corners is primarily located in Butler County. A portion of Crawford Corners extends into 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 Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Crawford Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crawford Corners:
- Butler County (The home county of Crawford Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford Corners, with the one closest to Crawford Corners listed first.
- Cherry Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Murrinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Bruin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Petrolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Hooker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Karns City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bovard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Harrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Branchton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Forestville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford Corners, with the one closest to Crawford Corners listed first.
- Parker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Queenstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Kaylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Bradys Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Wattersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Rimer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tidal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Cowansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Dee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Frenchs Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Deanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford Corners, with the one closest to Crawford Corners listed first.
- Foxburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Lamartine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Turkey City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- West Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Beaver City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Callensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Wentlings Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wentlings Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentlings Corners
- Knox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bela
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford Corners, with the one closest to Crawford Corners listed first.
- Deckard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Cochranton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Black Ash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford Corners, with the one closest to Crawford Corners listed first.
- Tionesta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford Corners, with the one closest to Crawford Corners listed first.
- Corsica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Summerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Crawford Corners, with the one closest to Crawford Corners listed first.
- Grant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Harlansburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Rose Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Volant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McCaslin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Altman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- New Wilmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Energy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford Corners, with the one closest to Crawford Corners listed first.
- Kilgore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Swamproot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Courtneys Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Perrys Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Perrine Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- North Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- North Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Sandy Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stoneboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Leesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crawford Corners, with the one closest to Crawford Corners listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Emlenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint George
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Clintonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bullion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Nectarine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Coal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Nickleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Pearl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Barkeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cranberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Hill City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Henderson Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crawford Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Crawford Corners.
Cemeteries Near Crawford Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crawford Corners.
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 Crawford Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crawford Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crawford Corners, with the one closest to Crawford Corners listed first.
- Eau Claire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion United Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bickle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Annandale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shaffer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Crawford Corners had a population of 247 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crawford Corners, with the one closest to Crawford Corners listed first.
- Sandy Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Six Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Six Points is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Eakin Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Eau Claire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dotter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dotter is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotter
- Foxburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emlenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint George
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Saint Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pittsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pittsville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Clintonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Murrinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hilliards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argentine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argentine is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Mariasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crawford Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crawford Corners.
Newspapers Published in Crawford Corners ...
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 Crawford Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crawford Corners, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crawford Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Crawford Corners:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango 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 Crawford Corners, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crawford Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |