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 Pittsville (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 Pittsville. 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 and hospitals 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.
Pittsville 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 Pittsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pittsville:
- Venango County (The home county of Pittsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pittsville, with the one closest to Pittsville listed first.
- Emlenton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saint George
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
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- Nickleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
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- Coal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
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- Cranberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
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- Eakin Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
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- Clintonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hill City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Bullion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
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- Pearl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
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- Fertigs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
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- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pittsville, with the one closest to Pittsville listed first.
- Parker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Bradys Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
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- Queenstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
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- Kaylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
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- Wattersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Rimer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
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- Tidal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
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- Cowansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Laird Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Deanville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
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- Dee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
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- Frenchs Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pittsville, with the one closest to Pittsville listed first.
- Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Murrinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Ferris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
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- Bruin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Petrolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Harrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bovard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
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- Branchton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
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- Forestville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Hooker
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Karns City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pittsville, with the one closest to Pittsville listed first.
- Lamartine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Saint Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Foxburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
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- Turkey City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Beaver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
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- Knox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wentlings Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wentlings Corners is located in Clarion County
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- West Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
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- Elk City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
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- Iron City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pittsville, with the one closest to Pittsville listed first.
- Deckard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
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- Black Ash
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
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- Cochranton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fauncetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Gresham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
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- Titusville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hydetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Frenchtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
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- Guys Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Townville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Tryonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Wayland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
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- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pittsville, with the one closest to Pittsville listed first.
- Tionesta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Fagundus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pittsville, with the one closest to Pittsville listed first.
- Corsica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Ella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Summerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pittsville, with the one closest to Pittsville listed first.
- Harlansburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Volant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grant City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rose Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pittsville, with the one closest to Pittsville listed first.
- Kilgore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- North Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrine Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Swamproot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
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- Perrys Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
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- Sandy Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Stoneboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jackson Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Milledgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Warren County
- Enterprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pittsville, see our County-by-County Page for Pittsville.
Cemeteries Near Pittsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pittsville.
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 Pittsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pittsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pittsville, with the one closest to Pittsville listed first.
- Bickle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Farren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rockland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shaffer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zion United Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Melat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Schreffler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hill Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pittsville had a population of 15 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pittsville, with the one closest to Pittsville listed first.
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rockland is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Emlenton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saint George
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Dotter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dotter is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotter
- East Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Sandy is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandy
- Crawford Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crawford Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Corners
- Mariasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamartine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Nickleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Foster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Coal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Kennerdell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Eakin Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Astral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Astral is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astral
- Sandy Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pittsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pittsville.
Newspapers Published in Pittsville ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pittsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pittsville, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pittsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Pittsville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Venango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence 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> | 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Pittsville) 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 Pittsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |