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 Greenville (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 Greenville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Greenville is located in Clearfield 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 Clearfield County: Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Indiana & Jefferson.
Below are the counties that are near Greenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenville:
- Clearfield County (The home county of Greenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Laborde
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Grampian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Curwensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Lumber City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
- Luthersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hyde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Glen Richey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Richey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Richey
- Curry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Clearfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cherry Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Olanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Tyrone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Fling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Grazierville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Tipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Flinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fallentimber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hastings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
- Barnesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- West Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Lloydville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Garmantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Northern Cambria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
- Patton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spangler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Dean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Saint Benedict
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- North Philipsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- Philipsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Philipsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- New Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Glass City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- Casanova
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Casanova is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
- Sandy Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Pine Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Glen is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Scattertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Brockport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Challenge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Byrnedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Horton City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Shawmut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Kylers Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Dagus Mines
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Benezette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Saint Marys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Johnsonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Urey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Glen Campbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rossiter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
- Cherry Tree
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Rochester Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Marchand
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Savan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Savan is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
- Uniontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Purchase Line
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
- Cookport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Sykesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Falls Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pancoast
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Prescottville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Red Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Winslow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Reynoldsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sandy Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Wishaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
- Panic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Crenshaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Albion
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Punxsutawney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenville, see our County-by-County Page for Greenville.
Cemeteries Near Greenville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenville.
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 Greenville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Crest Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dressler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Snyder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Salem Cemetery
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46287 <2>
- Union 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.<3>
While we didn't find Greenville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Curwensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
- Rockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Bells Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bells Landing is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Landing
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Luthersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Curry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Glen Richey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Richey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Richey
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Bower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Kerrmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kerrmoor is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrmoor
- New Millport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Millport is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Millport
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Olanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clearfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oshanter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oshanter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshanter
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenville.
Newspapers Published in Greenville ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenville.
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 Greenville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clearfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Elk County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence 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> | 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 Greenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Greenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |