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 Limestone (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 Limestone. 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 hospitals and 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.
Limestone is located in Clarion 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 Clarion County: Armstrong, Butler, Forest, Jefferson & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Limestone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Limestone:
- Clarion County (The home county of Limestone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
- Frogtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Crates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Waterson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
- Brinkerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Reidsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reidsburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsburg
- Strattanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Day
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Clarion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piolett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Curllsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Hawthorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
- Millville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- South Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- McWilliams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Deanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Eddyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Putneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Dee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Tidal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Wattersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Muff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Rimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Dayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Queenstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
- Bruin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Petrolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Karns City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kepples Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Chicora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Millerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Fenelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Ferris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Hooker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
- Sandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stanley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- DuBois
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Helvetia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Troutville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
- Millstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Hallton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Lake City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
- Clarington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redclyffe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Gilfoyle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Roses
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Marienville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Tionesta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jamison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
- Smicksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trade City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Georgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Beyer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Marchand
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Mottarns Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Plumville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Elkin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Rossiter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Rochester Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Savan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Savan is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
- Davis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
- Summerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Corsica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Baxter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Ohl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Langville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Brookville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Howe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Worthville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Coolspring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Timblin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Ella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Sigel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
- Nickleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Fertigs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Coal Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Hill City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Emlenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cranberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- President
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Eakin Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Saint George
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Seneca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Siverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Woodland Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
- Clintonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Limestone, see our County-by-County Page for Limestone.
Cemeteries Near Limestone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Limestone.
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 Limestone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Limestone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Seceder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clarion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Clarion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #230169 <2>
- Cedarview Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vandervort Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carrier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carrier Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Summerville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44528 <2>
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Miola Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Limestone had a population of 313 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
- Frogtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Brinkerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Crates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Kingsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kingsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Reidsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reidsburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsburg
- Strattanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Truittsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Truittsburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truittsburg
- Shannondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shannondale is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Day
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Curllsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Piolett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Clarion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leatherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Summerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Corsica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Limestone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Limestone.
Newspapers Published in Limestone ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Limestone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Limestone, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Limestone.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Limestone:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clarion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Clearfield County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Venango 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Limestone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Limestone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |