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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 Pineville (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 Pineville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Pineville is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Cattaraugus (NY), Chautauqua (NY), Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, McKean & Venango.

Below are the counties that are near Pineville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pineville:

  • Warren County     (The home county of Pineville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pineville, with the one closest to Pineville listed first.
    • Enterprise
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Enterprise is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Selkirk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Selkirk is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Tidioute
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sanford is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
    • Cobham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cobham is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
    • East Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • East Branch is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
    • Garland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Garland is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • West Spring Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
    • Pittsfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hermit Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
    • Youngsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Irvine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pineville, with the one closest to Pineville listed first.
    • Newmansville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Newmansville is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
    • Wolfs Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
    • Venus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Venus is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
    • Fryburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Marble
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Crown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Leeper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Pine City is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
    • Arthurs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Arthurs is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurs
    • Iron City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Iron City is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
    • Cooksburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Helen Furnace
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pineville, with the one closest to Pineville listed first.
    • Titusville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Vrooman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Vrooman is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
    • Gresham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Gresham is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Hydetown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Centerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tryonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Tryonville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
    • Spartansburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Riceville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Riceville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Fauncetown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
    • Townville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Townville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
    • Lincolnville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Black Ash
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Black Ash is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
  • Elk County
    • Millstone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Millstone is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pineville, with the one closest to Pineville listed first.
    • Corry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Elgin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Elgin is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Beaver Dam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Union City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mill Village is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Wattsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Arbuckle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Arbuckle is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pineville, with the one closest to Pineville listed first.
    • Fagundus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Fagundus is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
    • Trunkeyville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
    • Jamison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jamison is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
    • Tionesta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Balltown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Balltown is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
    • Gilfoyle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
    • Roses
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Roses is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
    • Marienville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Marienville is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
    • Redclyffe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Redclyffe is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
    • Iron City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Iron City is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
    • Sheffield Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
    • Clarington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • Ella
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ella is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pineville, with the one closest to Pineville listed first.
    • North Sandy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Sandy is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
    • Milledgeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
  • Venango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pineville, with the one closest to Pineville listed first.
    • Pleasantville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pithole City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pithole City is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
    • Shamburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Shamburg is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
    • Plumer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Plumer is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
    • President
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • President is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
    • Petroleum Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
    • Rouseville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rynd Farm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
    • Colonial Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Hasson Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
    • McClintock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • McClintock is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
    • Oil City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chautauqua County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pineville, with the one closest to Pineville listed first.
    • Niobe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Busti
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
    • North Clymer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
    • Panama
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Panama is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Pineville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pineville.

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 Pineville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Neilltown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cheney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gorman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Memory's Acre Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory's Acre Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memory's Acre Cemetery is located in Pleasantville.
    • The Memory's Acre Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasantville Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fagundas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jerusalem Corners Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Loomis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Asbury Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Naultby Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Economite Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (138 more) ...
    • St. Stephens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Morrison Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Henderson Cemetery

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>

While we didn't find Pineville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pineville.

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

  • Fagundus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fagundus is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
  • Enterprise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Pleasantville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stewart Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stewart Run is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Run
  • Trunkeyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
  • Selkirk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Selkirk is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
  • Grand Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Grand Valley is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Valley
  • West Hickory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Hickory is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hickory
  • East Hickory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tidioute
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Titusville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Titusville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Titusville
  • Shamburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Shamburg is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Pithole City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pithole City is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
    • Jamison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jamison is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
    • Titusville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Pineville ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pineville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pineville, 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 Pineville.

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 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 Pineville:

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 from Point A (ie- Pineville) 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 Pineville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.