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 Custards (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 Custards. 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 and hospitals 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.
Custards 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 Custards. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Custards:
- Crawford County (The home county of Custards)
- The following are listed by their distance from Custards, with the one closest to Custards listed first.
- Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Cochranton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kerrtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
- Meadville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Wayland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Deckard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Frenchtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Conneaut Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Lynces Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lynces Junction is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynces Junction
- Adamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Custards, with the one closest to Custards listed first.
- Harrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Forestville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Murrinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Custards, with the one closest to Custards listed first.
- Edinboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Pennside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Keepville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Cranesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- LeBoeuf Garden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Tracy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Waterford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Custards, with the one closest to Custards listed first.
- New Wilmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Volant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Custards, with the one closest to Custards listed first.
- Sheakleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Milledgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- New Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- New Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Kennard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Leechs Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- North Sandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Kashner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kashner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
- Osgood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Custards, with the one closest to Custards listed first.
- Wilson Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Cooperstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Nicklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Polk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Sugarcreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Henderson Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Uniontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Bullion
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Coal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Warren County
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- York County
- Adamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Custards, with the one closest to Custards listed first.
- Simons
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Andover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Stanhope
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- West Andover
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- West Williamsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Wick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Gould
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Dorset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rowenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rowenton is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowenton
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Custards, with the one closest to Custards listed first.
- Superior ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Superior is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Kinsman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Five Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Orangeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Burghill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barclay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barclay is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Hartford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Weldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Gustavus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- West Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Yankee Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Custards, see our County-by-County Page for Custards.
Cemeteries Near Custards ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Custards.
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 Custards - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Custards covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Custards, with the one closest to Custards listed first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wygant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sheakleyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cochranton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kiser Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McMichael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adsit Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Custards had a population of 157 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Custards, with the one closest to Custards listed first.
- Shaws Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shaws Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaws Landing
- Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Sheakleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Milledgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Kerrtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
- Meadville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Vernon is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Vernon
- Osborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Carlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Wayland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Atlantic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Clarks Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- New Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Custards. See our List of 1890's Communities around Custards.
Newspapers Published in Custards ...
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 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Custards.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Custards, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Custards.
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 Custards:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Erie County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- York County
- Ashtabula County
- Trumbull 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> | 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- Custards) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Custards, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |