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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 Hermit Spring (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 Hermit Spring. 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 Hermit Spring ...

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.

Another variation: Hermit Springs.

  • A typical abbreviation for Hermit Spring: Hermit Spg. (or less commonly used: Hermit Spng. or Hermit Sprng.)

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 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.

Hermit Spring is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Cattaraugus (NY), Chautauqua (NY), Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, McKean & Venango.

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

  • Warren County     (The home county of Hermit Spring)
  • Clarion County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hermit Spring, with the one closest to Hermit Spring listed first.
    • Vrooman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vrooman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
      • Vrooman is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vrooman
      • From Hermit Spring to Vrooman
    • Titusville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Gresham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Hydetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Spartansburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spartansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartansburg
      • Spartansburg is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartansburg <1>
    • Centerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hermit Spring, with the one closest to Hermit Spring listed first.
    • Windy City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
      • Windy City is located in Elk County
    • Russell City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
      • Russell City is located in Elk County
    • James City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
      • James City is located in Elk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for James City <1>
    • Millstone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hallton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
      • Hallton is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hallton
      • From Hermit Spring to Hallton
    • Wilcox
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whistletown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Streights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Johnsonburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
      • Ridgway is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <1>
  • Erie County
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hermit Spring, with the one closest to Hermit Spring listed first.
    • Balltown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Forest County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Balltown
      • From Hermit Spring to Balltown
    • Iron City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Forest County
    • Sheffield Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Trunkeyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fagundus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fagundus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
      • Fagundus is located in Forest County
    • Marienville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Roses
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roses. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
      • Roses is located in Forest County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roses
      • From Hermit Spring to Roses
    • Gilfoyle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Tionesta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Redclyffe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Clarington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson County
  • McKean County
  • Venango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hermit Spring, with the one closest to Hermit Spring listed first.
    • Pleasantville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pithole City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pithole City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
      • Pithole City is located in Venango County
    • President
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Plumer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Coal Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Petroleum Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hasson Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
      • Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
    • Rouseville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
      • Rouseville is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <1>
    • Rynd Farm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Colonial Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Venango County
    • Fertigs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fertigs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
      • Fertigs is located in Venango County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fertigs
      • From Hermit Spring to Fertigs
    • McClintock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hermit Spring, with the one closest to Hermit Spring listed first.
    • Onoville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elko. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Elko has also been known as:
      • Wolf Run
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elko
      • From Hermit Spring to Elko
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quaker Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
      • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
      • Tunesassa
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quaker Bridge
      • From Hermit Spring to Quaker Bridge
  • Chautauqua County (NY)

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

Cemeteries Near Hermit Spring ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hermit Spring.

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 Hermit Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cherry Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Economite Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Economite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Economite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whig Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whig Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whig Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brookston Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Irvine Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irvine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irvine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moriah Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fagundas Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mead Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (116 more) ...
    • Weiler Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Morrison Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gorman Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gorman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gorman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Hermit Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hermit Spring.

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

  • Cherry Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Cherry Grove is located in Warren County
  • Mayburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayburg
    • Mayburg is located in Forest County
  • Balltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
    • Balltown is located in Forest County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Balltown
    • From Hermit Spring to Balltown
  • Sheffield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Saybrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
    • Saybrook is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saybrook
    • From Hermit Spring to Saybrook
  • Tiona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiona
    • Tiona is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiona <1>
  • Donaldson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Barnes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
    • Barnes is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Barnes
    • From Hermit Spring to Barnes
  • Clarendon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cobham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
    • Cobham is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cobham
    • From Hermit Spring to Cobham
  • Whig Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whig Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Hill
    • Whig Hill is located in Forest County
  • Stoneham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stoneham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • Stoneham is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stoneham
    • From Hermit Spring to Stoneham
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kellettville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellettville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellettville
      • Kellettville is located in Forest County
    • Roystone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roystone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
      • Roystone is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roystone
      • From Hermit Spring to Roystone
    • Glade
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
      • Glade is located in Warren County

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

Newspapers Published in Hermit Spring ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hermit Spring.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hermit Spring, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hermit Spring.

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 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 Hermit Spring:

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

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Hermit Spring, 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- Hermit Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hermit Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6784, Longitude: -79.1840    









 

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