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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 East Springfield (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 East Springfield. 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 East Springfield ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Springfield: E. Springfield

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 and hospitals 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.

East Springfield is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Chautauqua (NY), Ashtabula (OH), Crawford (OH) & Warren (OH).

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

  • Erie County     (The home county of East Springfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Springfield, with the one closest to East Springfield listed first.
    • Cross
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
      • Cross is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cross
      • From East Springfield to Cross
    • Platea
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
      • Platea is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Lake City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Girard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Girard is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
    • Albion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cranesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
      • Cranesville is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cranesville <3>
    • Little Elk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Keepville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Francis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Francis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
      • Francis is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Francis
      • From East Springfield to Francis
    • Pennside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tracy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tracy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tracy
      • From East Springfield to Tracy
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Springfield, with the one closest to East Springfield listed first.
    • Springboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
      • Springboro is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springboro <3>
    • Crossingville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Conneautville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Dicksonburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Norrisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Coons Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Venango
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
      • Venango is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venango <3>
    • Harmonsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Linesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linesville
      • Linesville is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linesville <3>
    • Pymatuning North
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cambridge Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Springs
      • Cambridge Springs is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge Springs <3>
    • Saegertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saegertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
      • Saegertown is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Ashtabula County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Springfield, with the one closest to East Springfield listed first.
    • Conneaut
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Kelloggsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Kingsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingsville
      • North Kingsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,779 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kingsville <3>
    • Kingsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Edgewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Crestlawn Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestlawn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
      • Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Parkwood Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
      • Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Richmond Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashtabula
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dorset
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rowenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowenton
      • Rowenton is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rowenton
      • From East Springfield to Rowenton

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

Cemeteries Near East Springfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Springfield.

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 East Springfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Springfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salsbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salsbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salsbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cottage Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Randall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Lakeville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lakeville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lakeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clarks Corner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Francis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
  • Center Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (129 more) ...
    • Farnham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farnham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Durkee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durkee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durkee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brock Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Springfield had a population of 327 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Cross
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Cross is located in Erie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cross
    • From East Springfield to Cross
  • North Springfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
    • North Springfield is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Springfield <3>
  • Thornton Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Junction
    • Thornton Junction is located in Erie County
  • West Springfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
    • West Springfield is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Springfield <3>
  • Girard Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Junction
    • Girard Junction is located in Erie County
  • Cherry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Platea
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
    • Platea is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Albion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Girard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Girard is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
  • Keepville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lundys Lane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lundys Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundys Lane
    • Lundys Lane is located in Erie County
  • Little Elk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Tracy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tracy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tracy
      • From East Springfield to Tracy
    • Pennside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Francis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Francis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
      • Francis is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Francis
      • From East Springfield to Francis

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

Newspapers Published in East Springfield ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Springfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Springfield, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Springfield.

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 East Springfield:

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

The official website for Erie County: www.eriecountygov.org/

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 East Springfield, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Springfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Springfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9651, Longitude: -80.4076    









 

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