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 Lakeville (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 Lakeville. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Lakeville is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Ashtabula (OH), Trumbull (OH), Erie, Mercer, Venango & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Lakeville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakeville:
- Crawford County (The home county of Lakeville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeville, with the one closest to Lakeville listed first.
- Canadohta Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Lincolnville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Rootville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Riceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Brown Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spartansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tryonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Townville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Vrooman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Cambridge Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hydetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Woodcock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeville, with the one closest to Lakeville listed first.
- Union City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Beaver Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- LeBoeuf Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Waterford Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Waterford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Wattsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Corry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Edinboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McKean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McKean is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- McKean has also been known as:
- Middleboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKean <1>
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeville, with the one closest to Lakeville listed first.
- Fagundus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Jamison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeville, with the one closest to Lakeville listed first.
- Milledgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- New Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- North Sandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- New Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeville, with the one closest to Lakeville listed first.
- Wilson Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Pleasantville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Cooperstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Petroleum Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Rynd Farm
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Pithole City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Plumer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Rouseville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McClintock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Colonial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hasson Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- Oil City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeville, with the one closest to Lakeville listed first.
- East Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- West Spring Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Colza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Sanford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Selkirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Garland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Bear Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Tidioute
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cobham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeville, with the one closest to Lakeville listed first.
- French Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Findley Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Clymer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Niobe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Panama
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stebbins Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakeville, see our County-by-County Page for Lakeville.
Cemeteries Near Lakeville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeville.
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 Lakeville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakeville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakeville, with the one closest to Lakeville listed first.
- Loomis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shreve Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bloomfield Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapinville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Teresa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mackey Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 in 1895, Lakeville had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakeville, with the one closest to Lakeville listed first.
- Lincolnville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Rootville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Tillotson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tillotson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillotson
- Riceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Brown Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Little Cooley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Cooley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cooley
- Union City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Teepleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Teepleville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teepleville
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Millers Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Station
- New Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Richmond is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Tryonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Spartansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakeville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakeville.
Newspapers Published in Lakeville ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakeville.
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 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 Lakeville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- Chautauqua 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 Lakeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |