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 Lower Hillville (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 Lower Hillville. 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 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.
Lower Hillville 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 Lower Hillville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lower Hillville:
- Clarion County (The home county of Lower Hillville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Hillville, with the one closest to Lower Hillville listed first.
- Bela
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
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- Catfish
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
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- East Brady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phillipston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
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- Rimersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Toby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
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- Lawsonham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
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- West Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
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- Callensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Sligo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Curllsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Foxburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Hillville, with the one closest to Lower Hillville listed first.
- Sligo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
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- Karns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
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- Culmerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Brackenridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Natrona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
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- Curtisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
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- Tarentum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Hillville, with the one closest to Lower Hillville listed first.
- Bradys Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
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- Queenstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
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- Wattersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Kaylor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
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- Fredericksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
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- Parker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
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- Tidal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
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- Cowansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
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- Frenchs Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
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- Laird Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Deanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Hillville, with the one closest to Lower Hillville listed first.
- Petrolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Kepples Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Bruin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Karns City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chicora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Fenelton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Saint Joe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Hooker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Eau Claire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greece City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Hillville, with the one closest to Lower Hillville listed first.
- Smicksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Plumville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Trade City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Willet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
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- Davis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
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- Elkin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Georgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Shelocta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
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- Mottarns Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
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- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Hillville, with the one closest to Lower Hillville listed first.
- Langville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Summerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Ohl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
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- Pansy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
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- Corsica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Worthville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Baxter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
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- Timblin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Coolspring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brookville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Green Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
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- Ella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
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- Howe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
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- Lawrence County
- Grant City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Hillville, with the one closest to Lower Hillville listed first.
- Courtneys Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
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- Enterprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Swamproot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Kilgore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
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- North Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Perrys Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Perrine Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
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- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Hillville, with the one closest to Lower Hillville listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
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- Emlenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nickleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Clintonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
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- Nectarine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Fertigs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Hill City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Bullion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
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- Coal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
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- Cranberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Barkeyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Hillville, with the one closest to Lower Hillville listed first.
- Bagdad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- West Leechburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Hyde Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- East Vandergrift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lower Hillville, see our County-by-County Page for Lower Hillville.
Cemeteries Near Lower Hillville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lower Hillville.
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 Lower Hillville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lower Hillville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lower Hillville, with the one closest to Lower Hillville listed first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Eusebius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Croyle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Lower Hillville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lower Hillville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lower Hillville, with the one closest to Lower Hillville listed first.
- Sarah Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
- Catfish
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Bela
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Upper Hillville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Upper Hillville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hillville
- Queenstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- New Athens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Athens is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- East Brady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phillipston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Dutch Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Rimersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Toby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Monterey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Monterey is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monterey
- Kaylor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- West Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lower Hillville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lower Hillville.
Newspapers Published in Lower Hillville ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lower Hillville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lower Hillville, 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 Lower Hillville.
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 websites either 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 Lower Hillville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clarion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Westmoreland 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 Lower Hillville, 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- Lower Hillville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |