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 Paperville (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 Paperville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Paperville 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 Paperville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paperville:
- Crawford County (The home county of Paperville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paperville, with the one closest to Paperville listed first.
- Crossingville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Mosiertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Springboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springboro Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Conneautville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Coons Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Venango
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dicksonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Saegertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Woodcock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Harmonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paperville, with the one closest to Paperville listed first.
- Cranesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Albion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Francis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Keepville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Pennside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Edinboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Elk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Platea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Platea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cross is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Cherry Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Girard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Girard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- East Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paperville, with the one closest to Paperville listed first.
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kennard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Milledgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Sheakleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Leechs Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Osgood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Hadley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Venango County
- Wilson Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- York County
- Adamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paperville, with the one closest to Paperville listed first.
- Conneaut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kelloggsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Gould
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Richmond Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Kingsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Kingsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Andover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dorset
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Andover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Crestlawn Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Edgewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Parkwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paperville, see our County-by-County Page for Paperville.
Cemeteries Near Paperville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paperville.
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 Paperville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paperville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paperville, with the one closest to Paperville listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brock Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sherrod Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carmel - Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Randall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
- Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rundell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Francis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salsbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Cribbs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Acker - Rodgers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Venango Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Paperville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paperville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paperville, with the one closest to Paperville listed first.
- Pont
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pont is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pont
- Crossingville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Lavery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lavery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavery
- Ivarea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ivarea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivarea
- Hickernell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickernell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickernell
- Lundys Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lundys Lane is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundys Lane
- Albion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shadeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shadeland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Springboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mosiertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Francis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Keepville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pennside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Springboro Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Rundell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rundell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rundell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paperville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paperville.
Newspapers Published in Paperville ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paperville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paperville, 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 Paperville.
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 Paperville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- York County
- Ashtabula 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 Paperville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Paperville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |