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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 Norrisville (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 Norrisville. 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 and hospitals 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.

Norrisville is located in Crawford County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties 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 Norrisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norrisville:

  • Crawford County     (The home county of Norrisville)
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norrisville, with the one closest to Norrisville listed first.
    • Pennside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Keepville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keepville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
      • Keepville is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keepville
      • From Norrisville to Keepville
    • Albion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cranesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
      • Cranesville is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cranesville <1>
    • Edinboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
      • Edinboro is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <1>
    • Franklin Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Tracy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tracy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tracy
      • From Norrisville to Tracy
    • Francis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Francis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
      • Francis is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Francis
      • From Norrisville to Francis
    • Platea
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
      • Platea is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Cherry Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Elk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cross
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
      • Cross is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cross
      • From Norrisville to Cross
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norrisville, with the one closest to Norrisville listed first.
    • Kennard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kennard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
      • Kennard is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kennard
      • From Norrisville to Kennard
    • Jamestown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
    • Leechs Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Osgood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osgood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Osgood is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Osgood
      • From Norrisville to Osgood
    • Salem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sheakleyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hadley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Milledgeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • New Vernon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Clarks Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
    • Kashner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kashner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
      • Kashner is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kashner
      • From Norrisville to Kashner
  • Venango County
  • York County
  • Ashtabula County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norrisville, with the one closest to Norrisville listed first.
    • Richmond Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Andover
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
    • Simons
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
      • Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Simons
      • From Norrisville to Simons
    • West Andover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kelloggsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorset
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • West Williamsfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Conneaut
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stanhope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanhope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
      • Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stanhope
      • From Norrisville to Stanhope
    • Wick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
      • Wick is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wick
      • From Norrisville to Wick
    • Rowenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowenton
      • Rowenton is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rowenton
      • From Norrisville to Rowenton
    • Kingsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Trumbull County (OH)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norrisville, see our County-by-County Page for Norrisville.

Cemeteries Near Norrisville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norrisville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norrisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norrisville, with the one closest to Norrisville listed first.

  • Littles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Acker - Rodgers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rundell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rundell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rundell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McDowell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jolly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jolly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jolly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Breckenridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breckenridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breckenridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Denny Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denny Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dicksonburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dicksonburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dicksonburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brookhouser Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookhouser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookhouser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (204 more) ...
    • Cribbs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cribbs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cribbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Saegertown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saegertown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saegertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Carmel - Freeman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmel - Freeman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmel - Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Norrisville had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Norrisville, with the one closest to Norrisville listed first.

  • Rundell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rundell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rundell
    • Rundell is located in Crawford County
  • Coons Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Harmonsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Watson Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hickernell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickernell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickernell
    • Hickernell is located in Crawford County
  • Mosiertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosiertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
    • Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
  • Conneautville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadville Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville Junction
    • Meadville Junction is located in Crawford County
  • Conneaut Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Springboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
    • Springboro is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springboro <1>
  • Conneautville Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conneautville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneautville Station
    • Conneautville Station is located in Crawford County
  • Linesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linesville
    • Linesville is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linesville <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Shermansville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shermansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shermansville
      • Shermansville is located in Crawford County
    • West Vernon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Vernon
      • West Vernon is located in Crawford County
    • Kerrtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norrisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norrisville.

Newspapers Published in Norrisville ...

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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norrisville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norrisville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norrisville.

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 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 Norrisville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Norrisville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Norrisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Norrisville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Norrisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7158, Longitude: -80.2701    









 

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