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 Petersville (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 Petersville. 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.
Petersville is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Petersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Petersville:
- Butler County (The home county of Petersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
- Connoquenessing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Ribold
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
- McCalmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McCalmont is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalmont
- Meridian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Whitestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Greenwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Watters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Brownsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Evans City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nixon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
- Bradford Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Gibsonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wexford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Culmerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Curtisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Duff City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Franklin Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Ingomar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Russellton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allison Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bell Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
- Shadyside Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Slate Lick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Worthington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Freeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Kaylor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Aladdin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Fredericksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Cowansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McVille
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Walkchalk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Bradys Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
- Goehring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Lillyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Knob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Barrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Wurtemburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Wallace City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Frisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Ellwood City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Rochester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Economy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
- East Brady
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Catfish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Bela
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Foxburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Lawsonham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Saint Petersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Rimersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
- Rose Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Ellport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Grant City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Energy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Harlansburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Altman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Wampum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McCaslin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- East Moravia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- New Beaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- South New Castle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Mahoningtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
- North Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Swamproot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Leesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Perrys Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Millburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Kilgore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Carbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Mercer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
- Barkeyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clintonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Nectarine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Bullion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
- Arnold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Kensington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Lower Burrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Weinel Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- West Leechburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Hyde Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Vandergrift
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- North Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Unity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East End
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Mill Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Mahoning County (OH)
- New Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Petersville, see our County-by-County Page for Petersville.
Cemeteries Near Petersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petersville.
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 Petersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Petersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
- Mt. Nebb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zions Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Brownsdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evans City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Chestnut Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harmonist Society Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- North Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
- The North Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44515 <2>
- Butler Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter's Parish Family RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46247 <2>
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 Petersville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Petersville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
- Connoquenessing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Ribold
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
- Renfrew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zeno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zeno is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeno
- Whitestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- McCalmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McCalmont is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalmont
- Eidenau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eidenau is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidenau
- Evans City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Mount Chestnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Chestnut is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chestnut
- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Zelienople
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Callery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Myoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Petersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Petersville.
Newspapers Published in Petersville ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petersville, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Petersville.
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 Petersville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Mahoning 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 Petersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Petersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |