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 Criders 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 Criders 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 Criders 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Criders Corners: Criders Cors.
- While the name of this community is Criders Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Criders Corners may originally have been Crider's Corners.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Criders Corners might be written as Crider 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Criders Corners is located in Butler 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 Criders Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Criders Corners:
- Butler County (The home county of Criders Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Criders Corners, with the one closest to Criders Corners listed first.
- Ogle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Fernway
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Seven Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Mars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Callery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Valencia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evans City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Watters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Zelienople
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Criders Corners, with the one closest to Criders Corners listed first.
- Bradford Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Wexford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Franklin Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Ingomar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Gibsonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Sewickley Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Leetsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Criders Corners, with the one closest to Criders Corners listed first.
- Freeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Aladdin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Shadyside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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
- Slate Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Leechburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McVille
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Worthington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laird Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Neale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- West Ford City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
- Apollo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Apollo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Criders Corners, with the one closest to Criders Corners listed first.
- Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Wallace City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Economy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Baden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Monaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Aliquippa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Phillipsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Criders Corners, with the one closest to Criders Corners listed first.
- Ellport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Energy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Wampum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Rose Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Grant City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- East Moravia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Altman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Enon Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- South New Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Mahoningtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Criders Corners, with the one closest to Criders Corners listed first.
- North Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Criders Corners, with the one closest to Criders Corners listed first.
- MacDonald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Candor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Dinsmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Cokeburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- McMurray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burgettstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Hanlin Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Criders Corners, with the one closest to Criders Corners listed first.
- Arnold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bagdad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Weinel Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- West Leechburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Hyde Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vandergrift
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Murrysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Vandergrift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Criders Corners, with the one closest to Criders Corners listed first.
- East End
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- State Line ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Calcutta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Palestine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Liverpool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- La Croft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Mill Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- East Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Glenmoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Walkers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Rogers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Criders Corners, with the one closest to Criders Corners listed first.
- Empire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toronto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County (OH)
- New Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Criders Corners, with the one closest to Criders Corners listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Newell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Criders Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Criders Corners.
Cemeteries Near Criders Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Criders 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 Criders Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Criders Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Criders Corners, with the one closest to Criders Corners listed first.
- Mt. Pleasent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wagner Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mars Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Church Cemetery
- McMarlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evans City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pridgeon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Savior Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Burns Unionville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter and Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Economy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Criders Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Criders Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Criders Corners, with the one closest to Criders Corners listed first.
- Ogle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Lovi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lovi is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovi
- Wall Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wall Rose is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Rose
- Wexford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Myoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Callery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Economy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Valencia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Downieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Downieville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
- Evans City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Baden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zelienople
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Criders Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Criders Corners.
Newspapers Published in Criders 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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Criders Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Criders Corners, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Criders Corners.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Criders Corners:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Hancock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Criders Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Criders Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |