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 Mason (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 Mason. 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 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.
Mason 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 Mason. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mason:
- Venango County (The home county of Mason)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason, with the one closest to Mason listed first.
- Cooperstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Sugarcreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nicklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Wilson Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rynd Farm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hasson Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- McClintock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Polk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Armstrong County
- Parker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason, with the one closest to Mason listed first.
- Cherry Valley
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Eau Claire
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harrisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ferris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Forestville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Bovard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Bruin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Slippery Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason, with the one closest to Mason listed first.
- Venus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Lamartine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Pine City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Fryburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beaver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Knox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Iron City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Marble
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Saint Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Alum Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason, with the one closest to Mason listed first.
- Deckard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Black Ash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Fauncetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Cochranton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gresham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Guys Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hydetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Titusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Townville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Wayland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Tryonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Blooming Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason, with the one closest to Mason listed first.
- Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason, with the one closest to Mason listed first.
- Jamison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fagundus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason, with the one closest to Mason listed first.
- North Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Milledgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- New Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Sandy Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Kilgore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Stoneboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perrine Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Clarks Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Sheakleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Jackson Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Perrys Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason, with the one closest to Mason listed first.
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Selkirk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Sanford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- East Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Tidioute
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Spring Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- York County
- Adamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mason, see our County-by-County Page for Mason.
Cemeteries Near Mason ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mason.
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 Mason - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mason covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mason, with the one closest to Mason listed first.
- Forest Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44879 <2>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lamey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millcreek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Millcreek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Sandy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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, Mason had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mason, with the one closest to Mason listed first.
- Cooperstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Sugarcreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Dempseytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dempseytown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempseytown
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunville
- Bradleytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bradleytown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleytown
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Niles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Niles is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Reno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wallaceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wallaceville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rynd Farm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cherrytree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrytree is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
- Deckard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Polk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mason. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mason.
Newspapers Published in Mason ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mason.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mason, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mason.
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 Mason:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Venango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Mercer County
- Warren County
- York 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 Mason, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mason) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |