Welcome to Kaneville ...

Kaneville is located in Venango County<1>.

The location of Kaneville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kaneville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Kaneville is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kaneville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Kaneville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kaneville - they are located in Illinois and Nova Scotia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kaneville.

Communities near Kaneville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kaneville.

• Oil City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
• Franklin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Titusville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
• Sugarcreek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Cochranton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Pleasantville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <4>
• Polk
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Polk is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
• Tidioute
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidioute
  • Tidioute is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidioute <4>
• Emlenton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emlenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlenton
  • Emlenton is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emlenton <4>
• Hydetown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
  • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kaneville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kaneville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kaneville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kaneville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kaneville. See our Newspapers Page for Kaneville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kaneville ...

Looking for more information about Kaneville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kaneville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kaneville.

Adding Kaneville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kaneville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kaneville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kaneville post office opened in 1895.

We also found Kaneville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kaneville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kaneville. 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 State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/