Our Genealogy Helper
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 Kennerdell (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 Kennerdell. 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 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.
Kennerdell 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 Kennerdell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kennerdell:
- Venango County (The home county of Kennerdell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennerdell, with the one closest to Kennerdell listed first.
- Saint George
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Coal City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Bullion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Clintonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pearl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Emlenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eakin Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Nectarine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Cranberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Polk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Barkeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennerdell, with the one closest to Kennerdell listed first.
- Parker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Queenstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Kaylor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Wattersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Rimer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tidal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Laird Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Cowansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Frenchs Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennerdell, with the one closest to Kennerdell listed first.
- Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Murrinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Eau Claire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ferris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Harrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bovard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Forestville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Bruin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Branchton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Slippery Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Hallston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennerdell, with the one closest to Kennerdell listed first.
- Lamartine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Foxburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Alum Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Turkey City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Beaver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Knox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Wentlings Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wentlings Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentlings Corners
- Callensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennerdell, with the one closest to Kennerdell listed first.
- Deckard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Cochranton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Ash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Fauncetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Frenchtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Gresham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Guys Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Titusville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hydetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Wayland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Townville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennerdell, with the one closest to Kennerdell listed first.
- Tionesta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennerdell, with the one closest to Kennerdell listed first.
- Harlansburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Volant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- McCaslin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Rose Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- New Wilmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Altman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennerdell, with the one closest to Kennerdell listed first.
- Kilgore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- North Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrine Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Sandy Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swamproot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Perrys Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Stoneboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jackson Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Warren County
- Enterprise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kennerdell, see our County-by-County Page for Kennerdell.
Cemeteries Near Kennerdell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kennerdell.
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 Kennerdell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kennerdell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kennerdell, with the one closest to Kennerdell listed first.
- Shaffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Melat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bickle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Graham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gadsby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Irwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Sandy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Sunset Hill Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eau Claire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kennerdell had a population of 96 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kennerdell, with the one closest to Kennerdell listed first.
- Saint George
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Bullion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Coal City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Brandon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brandon is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Clintonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Foster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Pearl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Emlenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pittsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pittsville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- East Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Sandy is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandy
- Wesley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Nectarine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Eakin Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Astral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Astral is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astral
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kennerdell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kennerdell.
Newspapers Published in Kennerdell ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kennerdell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kennerdell, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kennerdell.
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 helpful 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 Kennerdell:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Venango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Forest County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Kennerdell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kennerdell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |