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 Pithole City (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 Pithole City. 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.
Pithole City is located in Venango 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 Venango County: Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Forest, Mercer & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Pithole City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pithole City:
- Venango County (The home county of Pithole City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pithole City, with the one closest to Pithole City listed first.
- Shamburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Plumer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Pleasantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- President
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Petroleum Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Hasson Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- McClintock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Rouseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rynd Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Coal Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Oil City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Siverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Armstrong County
- Parker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pithole City, with the one closest to Pithole City listed first.
- Cherry Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Murrinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pithole City, with the one closest to Pithole City listed first.
- Newmansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Venus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Wolfs Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Fryburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Leeper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Crown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Elk City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Knox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shippenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arthurs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arthurs is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurs
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pithole City, with the one closest to Pithole City listed first.
- Titusville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Hydetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Vrooman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Fauncetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Tryonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Black Ash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Townville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Riceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Deckard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Spartansburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Guys Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elk County
- Millstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pithole City, with the one closest to Pithole City listed first.
- Corry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elgin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Beaver Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pithole City, with the one closest to Pithole City listed first.
- Jamison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fagundus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Gilfoyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Balltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Roses
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Marienville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Redclyffe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Clarington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pithole City, with the one closest to Pithole City listed first.
- Ella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Sigel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corsica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pithole City, with the one closest to Pithole City listed first.
- North Sandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Milledgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- New Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Kilgore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Sandy Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Perrine Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Stoneboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pithole City, with the one closest to Pithole City listed first.
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Selkirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Tidioute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- East Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Cobham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Garland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Spring Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Hermit Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
- Pittsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Youngsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Irvine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pithole City, see our County-by-County Page for Pithole City.
Cemeteries Near Pithole City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pithole City.
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 Pithole City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pithole City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pithole City, with the one closest to Pithole City listed first.
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McCrea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Memory's Acre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Shaw Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neilltown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lamey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (131 more) ...
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cheney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Pithole City had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pithole City, with the one closest to Pithole City listed first.
- Plumer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Shamburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Oleopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oleopolis is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleopolis
- Eagle Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eagle Rock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- President
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Pleasantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pioneer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pioneer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Petroleum Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Hunter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Stewart Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Run is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Run
- Rynd Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Rouseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McClintock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Tionesta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jamison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pithole City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pithole City.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pithole City ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pithole City.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pithole City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pithole City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pithole City.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> of Pithole City.
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 Pithole City:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Venango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Elk County
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Mercer County
- Warren 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> | 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- Pithole City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Pithole City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |