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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 Henderson Station (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 Henderson Station. 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 Henderson Station ...

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 Henderson Station: Henderson Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Henderson Station 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 Henderson Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henderson Station:

  • Venango County     (The home county of Henderson Station)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henderson Station, with the one closest to Henderson Station listed first.
    • Pearl
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bullion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
      • Bullion is located in Venango County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bullion
      • From Henderson Station to Bullion
    • Polk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Barkeyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkeyville
      • Barkeyville is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barkeyville <3>
    • Nectarine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Coal City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Utica
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Nicklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Uniontown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Venango County
    • Clintonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Clintonville is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintonville <3>
    • Saint George
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henderson Station, with the one closest to Henderson Station listed first.
    • Parker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Fredericksburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
    • Bradys Bend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kaylor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Queenstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henderson Station, with the one closest to Henderson Station listed first.
    • Harrisville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Murrinsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Forestville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bovard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bovard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
      • Bovard is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bovard
      • From Henderson Station to Bovard
    • Branchton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ferris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ferris
      • From Henderson Station to Ferris
    • Slippery Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hallston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • West Liberty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
      • West Liberty is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • West Sunbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sunbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sunbury
      • West Sunbury is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Sunbury <3>
  • Clarion County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henderson Station, with the one closest to Henderson Station listed first.
    • Cochranton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Deckard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deckard
      • From Henderson Station to Deckard
    • Black Ash
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Frenchtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Geneva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Crawford County
    • Fauncetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Guys Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Wayland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wayland
      • From Henderson Station to Wayland
    • Atlantic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
      • Atlantic is located in Crawford County
    • Kerrtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Adamsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henderson Station, with the one closest to Henderson Station listed first.
    • Volant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volant
      • Volant is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volant <3>
    • Harlansburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Wilmington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
      • New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <3>
    • Grant City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Lawrence County
    • McCaslin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rose Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Altman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pulaski
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Castle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West New Castle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Energy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Lawrence County
  • Mercer County
  • York County
  • Trumbull County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henderson Station, with the one closest to Henderson Station listed first.
    • Five Points
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • West Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
      • West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Masury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Orangeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
      • Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Weldon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Brookfield Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
      • Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Hartford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Yankee Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
      • Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Burghill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Henderson Station ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henderson Station.

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 Henderson Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<6>

While we didn't find Henderson Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Henderson Station.

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

  • Kilgore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kilgore
    • From Henderson Station to Kilgore
  • Raymilton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymilton
    • Raymilton is located in Venango County
  • Pearl
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Millbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Millbrook is located in Mercer County
  • Wesley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Wesley is located in Venango County
  • Centertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
    • Centertown is located in Mercer County
  • Bullion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
    • Bullion is located in Venango County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bullion
    • From Henderson Station to Bullion
  • Sandy Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Barkeyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkeyville
    • Barkeyville is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barkeyville <3>
  • Polk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Sandy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
    • North Sandy is located in Mercer County
  • Stoneboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Jackson Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Nectarine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brandon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon 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 Henderson Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henderson Station.

Newspapers Published in Henderson Station ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henderson Station.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henderson Station, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henderson Station.

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 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 Henderson Station:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Henderson Station. 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>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- Henderson Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Henderson Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2947, Longitude: -79.9924    
<6>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 Henderson Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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