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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 Osborn (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 Osborn. 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 Osborn ...
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 occur.
Another variation: Osborne.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Osborn. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Osborn.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Osborn is located in Mercer 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 Mercer County: Mahoning (OH), Trumbull (OH), Butler, Crawford, Lawrence & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Osborn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Osborn:
- Mercer County (The home county of Osborn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kennard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Leechs Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Sheakleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Hadley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osgood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Kashner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kashner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kremis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kremis is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
- Clarks Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shenango
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Fredonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Harrisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Murrinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Slippery Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Atlantic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Adamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Geneva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Hartstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Conneaut Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning South
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Turner is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Lynces Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lynces Junction is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynces Junction
- Westford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westford is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Cochranton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harmonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
- Fredericksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Pennside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Keepville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Edinboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cranesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tracy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tracy is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- New Wilmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Volant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pulaski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Nashua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- New Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Harlansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Utica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Polk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Henderson Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Wilson Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Cooperstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Nicklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Sugarcreek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Pearl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Uniontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Barkeyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bullion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Coal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- York County
- Adamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Simons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Stanhope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Andover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Williamsfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- West Andover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Wick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Richmond Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Dorset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Gould
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Rowenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowenton is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowenton
- Dodgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- New Lyme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Mahoning County (OH)
- Campbell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Superior ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Superior is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Five Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Orangeville
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Kinsman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Burghill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Barclay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Barclay is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Weldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- West Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Yankee Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Gustavus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Brookfield Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Osborn, see our County-by-County Page for Osborn.
Cemeteries Near Osborn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Osborn.
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 Osborn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Osborn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Stevenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Freeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sheakleyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shenango Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McMichael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Glen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Glen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rocky Glen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Adamsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45905 <2>
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Busch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Osborn had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kennard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Leechs Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Atlantic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Osgood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Hadley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sheakleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Kashner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kashner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
- Adamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Kremis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kremis is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Clarks Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Geneva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Osborn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Osborn.
Newspapers Published in Osborn ...
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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Osborn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Osborn, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Osborn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Osborn:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Lawrence County
- Venango County
- York County
- Ashtabula County
- Mahoning 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Osborn) 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 Osborn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |