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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 Henrys Bend (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 Henrys Bend. 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 Henrys Bend ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Henrys Bend: Henrys Bnd.
- While the name of this community is Henrys Bend, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Henrys Bend may originally have been Henry's Bend.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Henrys Bend might be written as Henry Bend.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Henrys Bend 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 Henrys Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henrys Bend:
- Venango County (The home county of Henrys Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys Bend, with the one closest to Henrys Bend listed first.
- President
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- President is located in Venango County
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- Plumer
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hasson Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- McClintock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Rouseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Petroleum Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Coal Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Siverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Oil City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rynd Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Armstrong County
- Parker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys Bend, with the one closest to Henrys Bend 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
- Harrisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys Bend, with the one closest to Henrys Bend listed first.
- Venus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Wolfs Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Fryburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Newmansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Elk City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Iron City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Leeper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Knox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lamartine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys Bend, with the one closest to Henrys Bend listed first.
- Titusville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gresham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Hydetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Black Ash
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Fauncetown
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Tryonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Deckard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Townville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Guys Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cochranton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Elk County
- Millstone
(28 miles [45.1 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 Henrys Bend, with the one closest to Henrys Bend listed first.
- Tionesta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jamison
(8 miles [12.9 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
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- Roses
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roses is located in Forest County
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- Redclyffe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Marienville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Balltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Clarington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Iron City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
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- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys Bend, with the one closest to Henrys Bend listed first.
- Ella
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Corsica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Sigel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys Bend, with the one closest to Henrys Bend listed first.
- North Sandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Milledgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Kilgore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- New Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Perrine Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- New Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Stoneboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Jackson Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perrys Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Clarks Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrys Bend, with the one closest to Henrys Bend listed first.
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Selkirk
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Garland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Spring Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Hermit Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
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- Pittsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Youngsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henrys Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Henrys Bend.
Cemeteries Near Henrys Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henrys Bend.
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 Henrys Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henrys Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henrys Bend, with the one closest to Henrys Bend listed first.
- McCrea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shaw Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craig Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Collins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Lamey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunset Hill Memorial Park
(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>
While we didn't find Henrys Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Henrys Bend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Henrys Bend, with the one closest to Henrys Bend listed first.
- Oleopolis
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oleopolis is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleopolis
- Eagle Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eagle Rock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- President
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Plumer
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Rouseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McClintock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Oil City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Siverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Coal Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Hunter
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Pioneer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Petroleum Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Rynd Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Shamburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Henrys Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henrys Bend.
Newspapers Published in Henrys Bend ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henrys Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henrys Bend, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henrys Bend.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Henrys Bend:
- 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> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Henrys Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Henrys Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |