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 Eagle Rock (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 Eagle Rock. 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 southwest 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 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.
Eagle Rock is located in 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 Venango County: Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Forest, Mercer & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Eagle Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eagle Rock:
- Venango County (The home county of Eagle Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Rock, with the one closest to Eagle Rock listed first.
- President
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Pithole City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Plumer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Coal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hasson Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- McClintock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Oil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rouseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rynd Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Siverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Fertigs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Hill City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Rock, with the one closest to Eagle Rock listed first.
- Parker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Queenstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Rock, with the one closest to Eagle Rock listed first.
- Cherry Valley
(23 miles [37 km] 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Murrinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Bruin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Ferris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Petrolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Rock, with the one closest to Eagle Rock listed first.
- Venus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Fryburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newmansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Wolfs Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Pine City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Marble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Elk City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Leeper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beaver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Knox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arthurs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arthurs is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurs
- Shippenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Rock, with the one closest to Eagle Rock listed first.
- Gresham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Titusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hydetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Fauncetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Vrooman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Black Ash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Tryonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deckard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Townville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Guys Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cochranton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Elk County
- Millstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Rock, with the one closest to Eagle Rock listed first.
- Tionesta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Fagundus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Gilfoyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Roses
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Redclyffe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Marienville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Balltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Clarington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Iron City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Rock, with the one closest to Eagle Rock listed first.
- Ella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Sigel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corsica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Howe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Summerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Rock, with the one closest to Eagle Rock listed first.
- North Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Kilgore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Milledgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- New Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Sandy Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Perrine Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- New Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Stoneboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Rock, with the one closest to Eagle Rock listed first.
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Selkirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Tidioute
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Cobham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- East Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Hermit Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
- Garland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Spring Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Pittsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Henrys Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Youngsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eagle Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Eagle Rock.
Cemeteries Near Eagle Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eagle Rock.
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 Eagle Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eagle Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eagle Rock, with the one closest to Eagle Rock listed first.
- McCrea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Craig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (128 more) ...
- Venus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Venus Cemetery is located between<4> the communities of Venus and Fryburg. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Venus.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46568 <3>
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Eagle Rock had a population of 34 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eagle Rock, with the one closest to Eagle Rock listed first.
- President
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Oleopolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oleopolis is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleopolis
- Coal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Plumer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Pithole City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- McClintock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Oil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Siverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Tionesta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rynd Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Rouseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fertigs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Shamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Venus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eagle Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eagle Rock.
Newspapers Published in Eagle Rock ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagle Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eagle Rock, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eagle Rock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Eagle Rock:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Venango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Mercer County
- Warren 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Eagle Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Venus and Fryburg. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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 Eagle Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |