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 Lyona (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 Lyona. 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.
Lyona 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 Lyona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lyona:
- Crawford County (The home county of Lyona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyona, with the one closest to Lyona listed first.
- Blooming Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Townville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Guys Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brown Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Frenchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Wayland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Rootville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Woodcock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Black Ash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Fauncetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Cambridge Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyona, with the one closest to Lyona listed first.
- Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Union City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edinboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- LeBoeuf Garden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Waterford Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Waterford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elgin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Beaver Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Arbuckle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Franklin Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McKean
(22 miles [35.4 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 Lyona, with the one closest to Lyona listed first.
- Fagundus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Jamison
(29 miles [46.7 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 Lyona, with the one closest to Lyona listed first.
- Milledgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- New Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- New Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- North Sandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Sheakleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Clarks Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Hadley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kennard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Stoneboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Leechs Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyona, with the one closest to Lyona listed first.
- Wilson Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Cooperstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Utica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Sugarcreek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Petroleum Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Shamburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Nicklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Rouseville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rynd Farm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Pleasantville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McClintock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyona, with the one closest to Lyona listed first.
- Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Selkirk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- East Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Sanford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- West Spring Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Colza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Tidioute
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- York County
- Adamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- French Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- Simons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lyona, see our County-by-County Page for Lyona.
Cemeteries Near Lyona ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lyona.
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 Lyona - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lyona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lyona, with the one closest to Lyona listed first.
- Hatch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Townley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blooming Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brawley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Blair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kiser Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loomis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- St. Agatha Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Lake 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 in 1895, Lyona had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lyona, with the one closest to Lyona listed first.
- New Richmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Richmond is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Blooming Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Pinney Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinney Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinney Corners
- Guys Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Townville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Teepleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Teepleville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teepleville
- Little Cooley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Cooley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cooley
- Wayland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Frenchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Brown Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Black Ash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Fauncetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rootville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Woodcock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Troy Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lyona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lyona.
Newspapers Published in Lyona ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyona.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lyona, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lyona.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lyona:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- York County
- Chautauqua County
- Ashtabula 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 Lyona, 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- Lyona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |