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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 Keepville (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 Keepville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Keepville is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Chautauqua (NY), Ashtabula (OH), Crawford (OH) & Warren (OH).

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

  • Erie County     (The home county of Keepville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keepville, with the one closest to Keepville listed first.
    • Pennside
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Albion
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cranesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
      • Cranesville is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cranesville <1>
    • Tracy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tracy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tracy
      • From Keepville to Tracy
    • Cherry Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Springfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Platea
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
      • Platea is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Cross
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
      • Cross is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cross
      • From Keepville to Cross
    • Little Elk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Francis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Francis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
      • Francis is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Francis
      • From Keepville to Francis
    • Franklin Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Girard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Girard is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
    • Lake City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keepville, with the one closest to Keepville listed first.
    • Springboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
      • Springboro is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springboro <1>
    • Conneautville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Crossingville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dicksonburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Norrisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmonsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Linesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linesville
      • Linesville is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linesville <1>
    • Pymatuning North
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Coons Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Venango
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
      • Venango is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venango <1>
    • Saegertown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saegertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
      • Saegertown is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Watson Run
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cambridge Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Springs
      • Cambridge Springs is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge Springs <1>
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keepville, with the one closest to Keepville listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
    • Kennard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kennard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
      • Kennard is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kennard
      • From Keepville to Kennard
    • Osgood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osgood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Osgood is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Osgood
      • From Keepville to Osgood
    • Leechs Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Salem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Sheakleyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • York County
  • Ashtabula County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keepville, with the one closest to Keepville listed first.
    • Conneaut
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kelloggsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kingsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • North Kingsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingsville
      • North Kingsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,779 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kingsville <1>
    • Richmond Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorset
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Crestlawn Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestlawn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
      • Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Edgewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Parkwood Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
      • Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Andover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
    • Ashtabula
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rowenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowenton
      • Rowenton is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rowenton
      • From Keepville to Rowenton
  • Trumbull County (OH)

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

Cemeteries Near Keepville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keepville.

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

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

  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Randall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salsbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salsbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salsbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brock Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cottage Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clarks Corner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cribbs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cribbs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cribbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Francis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...
    • East Lakeville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lakeville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lakeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rundell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rundell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rundell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sherrod Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherrod Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherrod Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Keepville had a population of 39 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Pennside
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Albion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Shadeland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
    • Shadeland is located in Crawford County
  • Lundys Lane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lundys Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundys Lane
    • Lundys Lane is located in Erie County
  • Tracy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tracy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Tracy is located in Erie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tracy
    • From Keepville to Tracy
  • Springboro Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springboro Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
    • Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
  • Springboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
    • Springboro is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springboro <1>
  • Pont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pont
    • Pont is located in Erie County
  • Cherry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Center
    • Beaver Center is located in Crawford County
  • Platea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
    • Platea is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • West Springfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
    • West Springfield is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Springfield <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • East Springfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Palmer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Crawford County
    • Conneautville Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conneautville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneautville Station
      • Conneautville Station is located in Crawford County

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

Newspapers Published in Keepville ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keepville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keepville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keepville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Keepville:

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

The official website for Erie County: www.eriecountygov.org/

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>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>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.
<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 Keepville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Keepville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keepville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8683, Longitude: -80.3954       In this case, the coordinates for Keepville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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