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 Pont (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 Pont. 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 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.
Pont is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Chautauqua (NY), Ashtabula (OH), Crawford (OH) & Warren (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Pont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pont:
- Erie County (The home county of Pont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pont, with the one closest to Pont listed first.
- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cranesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keepville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Pennside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Francis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- 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 north)
- Platea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Franklin Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cross is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Tracy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tracy is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- East Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pont, with the one closest to Pont listed first.
- Crossingville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Springboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springboro Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Mosiertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Conneautville
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Dicksonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Coons Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Venango
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saegertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Cambridge Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harmonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pont, with the one closest to Pont listed first.
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kennard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Osgood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- 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
- Milledgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Hadley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Venango County
- Wilson Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- York County
- Adamsville
(23 miles [37 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 Pont, with the one closest to Pont listed first.
- Conneaut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kelloggsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Gould
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Richmond Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Kingsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Kingsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Andover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Andover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Crestlawn Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Edgewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Parkwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pont, see our County-by-County Page for Pont.
Cemeteries Near Pont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pont.
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 Pont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pont, with the one closest to Pont listed first.
- Brock Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Randall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Carmel - Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrod Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rundell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salsbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cribbs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Francis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McDowell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shaw Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pont had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pont, with the one closest to Pont listed first.
- Crossingville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Lundys Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lundys Lane is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundys Lane
- Shadeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shadeland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Springboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickernell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickernell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickernell
- Lavery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lavery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavery
- Ivarea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ivarea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivarea
- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keepville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Pennside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Springboro Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Rundell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rundell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rundell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Conneautville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mosiertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Francis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pont.
Newspapers Published in Pont ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pont, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pont.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Pont:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford 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 Pont, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |