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 North Springfield (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 North Springfield. 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.
Name Variations for North Springfield ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Springfield: N. Springfield
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and 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.
North Springfield is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Chautauqua (NY), Ashtabula (OH), Crawford (OH) & Warren (OH).
Below are the counties that are near North Springfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Springfield:
- Erie County (The home county of North Springfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Springfield, with the one closest to North Springfield listed first.
- East Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Cross is located in Erie County
- Lake City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
- Girard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Girard is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- Cherry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
- Platea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
- Little Elk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cranesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
- Borough of Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Fairview
- Borough of Fairview is located in Erie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borough of Fairview <1>
- Francis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Avonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonia
- Avonia is located in Erie County
- Keepville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Springfield, with the one closest to North Springfield listed first.
- Springboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
- Crossingville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crossingville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Conneautville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dicksonburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
- Norrisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Coons Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Venango
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
- Venango is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venango <1>
- Harmonsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
- Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County
- Linesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
- Pymatuning North
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pymatuning North. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
- Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County
- Cambridge Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Springs
- Cambridge Springs is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge Springs <1>
- Watson Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Run
- Watson Run is located in Crawford County
- Saegertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saegertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Springfield, with the one closest to North Springfield listed first.
- Conneaut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kelloggsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelloggsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- North Kingsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingsville
- North Kingsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,779 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kingsville <1>
- Kingsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Ashtabula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crestlawn Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestlawn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Parkwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Richmond Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Dorset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Austinburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Springfield, see our County-by-County Page for North Springfield.
Cemeteries Near North Springfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Springfield.
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 North Springfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Springfield, with the one closest to North Springfield listed first.
- Springfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cottage Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Salsbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salsbury Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salsbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- East Lakeville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lakeville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lakeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Randall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Randall Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Albion.
- The Randall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Randall / Valley Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976564 <4>
- City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Clarks Corner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Corner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Francis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Francis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Glenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (117 more) ...
- Farnham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farnham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Durkee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durkee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durkee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 North Springfield had a population of 130 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Springfield, with the one closest to North Springfield listed first.
- East Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Junction
- Thornton Junction is located in Erie County
- Cross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Cross is located in Erie County
- Girard Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Junction
- Girard Junction is located in Erie County
- West Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- West Springfield is located in Erie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Springfield <1>
- Cherry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
- Platea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
- Girard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Girard is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- Conneaut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Elk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Tracy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Tracy is located in Erie County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Keepville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Lundys Lane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lundys Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundys Lane
- Lundys Lane is located in Erie County
- Francis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Francis is located in Erie County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Springfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Springfield.
Newspapers Published in North Springfield ...
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 North Springfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Springfield, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Springfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 North Springfield:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Ashtabula County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Springfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Erie County: www.eriecountygov.org/
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> | 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. |
<3> | 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. |
<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 North Springfield, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Springfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Springfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9945, Longitude: -80.4251 In this case, the coordinates for North Springfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |