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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 Dempseytown (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 Dempseytown. 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 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.

Dempseytown is located in Venango County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Venango County: Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Forest, Mercer & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Dempseytown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dempseytown:

  • Venango County     (The home county of Dempseytown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dempseytown, with the one closest to Dempseytown listed first.
    • Petroleum Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petroleum Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
      • Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
    • Rynd Farm
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rynd Farm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
      • Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
    • Cooperstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
      • Cooperstown is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • McClintock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McClintock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
      • McClintock is located in Venango County
    • Rouseville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
      • Rouseville is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <3>
    • Colonial Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Venango County
    • Hasson Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
      • Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
    • Oil City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Plumer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
      • Plumer is located in Venango County
    • Siverly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
      • Siverly is located in Venango County
    • Woodland Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
      • Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
    • Wilson Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
      • Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
  • Armstrong County
    • Parker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <3>
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dempseytown, with the one closest to Dempseytown listed first.
    • Cherry Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
      • Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Eau Claire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Murrinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murrinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
      • Murrinsville is located in Butler County
    • Ferris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
      • Ferris is located in Butler County
    • Harrisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Forestville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Forestville is located in Butler County
  • Clarion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dempseytown, with the one closest to Dempseytown listed first.
    • Venus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
      • Venus is located in Clarion County
    • Fryburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Clarion County
    • Wolfs Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
      • Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
    • Lamartine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
      • Lamartine is located in Clarion County
    • Iron City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Clarion County
    • Beaver City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
      • Beaver City is located in Clarion County
    • Elk City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Clarion County
    • Knox
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Knox is located in Clarion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <3>
    • Turkey City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
      • Turkey City is located in Clarion County
    • Monroe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Clarion County
    • Shippenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dempseytown, with the one closest to Dempseytown listed first.
    • Gresham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Gresham is located in Crawford County
    • Black Ash
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Black Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
      • Black Ash is located in Crawford County
    • Fauncetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
      • Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
    • Titusville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hydetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
      • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Deckard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deckard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
      • Deckard is located in Crawford County
    • Townville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
      • Townville is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
    • Tryonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
      • Tryonville is located in Crawford County
    • Guys Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guys Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Mills
      • Guys Mills is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guys Mills <3>
    • Cochranton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
      • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <3>
    • Frenchtown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frenchtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
      • Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
    • Centerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dempseytown, with the one closest to Dempseytown listed first.
    • Elgin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Union City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <3>
    • Mill Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Beaver Dam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
      • Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
    • Corry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • LeBoeuf Garden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
      • LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
    • Edinboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
      • Edinboro is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <3>
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dempseytown, with the one closest to Dempseytown listed first.
    • Tionesta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fagundus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fagundus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
      • Fagundus is located in Forest County
    • Trunkeyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trunkeyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
      • Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dempseytown, with the one closest to Dempseytown listed first.
    • Milledgeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
      • Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
    • New Lebanon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lebanon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
      • New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Sandy Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • New Vernon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Vernon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
      • New Vernon is located in Mercer County
    • Kilgore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilgore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
      • Kilgore is located in Mercer County
    • Stoneboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Perrine Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
      • Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
    • Clarks Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
      • Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
    • Sheakleyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
      • Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Jackson Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Center
      • Jackson Center is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson Center <3>
    • Hadley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Perrys Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
      • Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dempseytown, with the one closest to Dempseytown listed first.
    • Enterprise
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enterprise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Warren County
    • Selkirk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selkirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
      • Selkirk is located in Warren County
    • Sanford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sanford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Sanford is located in Warren County
    • East Branch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
      • East Branch is located in Warren County
    • Tidioute
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Spring Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
      • West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
    • Cobham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
      • Cobham is located in Warren County
    • Garland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Warren County
    • Colza
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colza. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
      • Colza is located in Warren County
    • Pittsfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • York County
    • Adamsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in York County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dempseytown, see our County-by-County Page for Dempseytown.

Cemeteries Near Dempseytown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dempseytown.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dempseytown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dempseytown, with the one closest to Dempseytown listed first.

  • Lamey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shaw Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Franklin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44879 <4>
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (164 more) ...
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Troy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Troy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Troy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sugar Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dempseytown had a population of 173 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dempseytown, with the one closest to Dempseytown listed first.

  • Wallaceville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
    • Wallaceville is located in Venango County
  • Cherrytree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrytree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
    • Cherrytree is located in Venango County
  • Sunville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunville
    • Sunville is located in Venango County
  • Cooperstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
    • Cooperstown is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Mason
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Venango County
  • Rynd Farm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rynd Farm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
    • Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
  • Petroleum Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petroleum Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
    • Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
  • McClintock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McClintock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
    • McClintock is located in Venango County
  • Rouseville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
    • Rouseville is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <3>
  • Pioneer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Pioneer is located in Venango County
  • Bradleytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradleytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleytown
    • Bradleytown is located in Venango County
  • Oil City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • Diamond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
      • Diamond is located in Venango County
    • Reno
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Venango County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <3>
    • Siverly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
      • Siverly is located in Venango County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dempseytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dempseytown.

Newspapers Published in Dempseytown ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dempseytown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dempseytown, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dempseytown.

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 helpful 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 Dempseytown:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dempseytown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Dempseytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dempseytown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dempseytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5131, Longitude: -79.7781       In this case, the coordinates for Dempseytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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