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 Neason Hill (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 Neason Hill. 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 and 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.
Neason Hill 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 Neason Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Neason Hill:
- Crawford County (The home county of Neason Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neason Hill, with the one closest to Neason Hill listed first.
- Meadville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kerrtown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
- Fredericksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Wayland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Frenchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Saegertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Blooming Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Coons Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Geneva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Watson Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Watson Run is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Run
- Guys Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cochranton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Conneaut Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neason Hill, with the one closest to Neason Hill listed first.
- Edinboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Pennside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Franklin Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Albion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cranesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keepville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- LeBoeuf Garden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Francis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Waterford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Union City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Little Elk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neason Hill, with the one closest to Neason Hill listed first.
- Milledgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Sheakleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- New Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Hadley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Kennard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Clarks Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Leechs Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osgood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- North Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Kashner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kashner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neason Hill, with the one closest to Neason Hill listed first.
- Wilson Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Cooperstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Utica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Nicklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Polk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Henderson Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Petroleum Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Rouseville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rynd Farm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Colonial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neason Hill, with the one closest to Neason Hill listed first.
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Selkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- York County
- Adamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neason Hill, with the one closest to Neason Hill listed first.
- Simons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Andover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- West Andover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- West Williamsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Gould
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Stanhope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Wick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Dorset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Conneaut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rowenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rowenton is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowenton
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neason Hill, with the one closest to Neason Hill listed first.
- Kinsman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Superior ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Superior is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Barclay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barclay is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Burghill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orangeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Five Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Gustavus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Hartford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Neason Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Neason Hill.
Cemeteries Near Neason Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neason Hill.
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 Neason Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Neason Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Neason Hill, with the one closest to Neason Hill listed first.
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greendale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Agatha Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wygant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denny Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Blair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blooming Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saegertown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Brookhouser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Breckenridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Neason Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Neason Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Neason Hill, with the one closest to Neason Hill listed first.
- Meadville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kerrtown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
- Wayland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Shaws Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shaws Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaws Landing
- West Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Vernon is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Vernon
- Geneva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Custards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Custards is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custards
- Frenchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Coons Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Blooming Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Watson Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Watson Run is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Run
- Conneaut Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Guys Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pinney Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pinney Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinney Corners
- Norrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Neason Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Neason Hill.
Newspapers Published in Neason Hill ...
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 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around Neason Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Neason Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Neason Hill.
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 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 Neason Hill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- York County
- Ashtabula County
- Trumbull 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 '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- Neason Hill) 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 Neason Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |