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 Reynolds Heights (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 Reynolds Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Reynolds Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Reynolds Heights: Reynolds Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Reynolds Heights, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Reynolds Heights may originally have been Reynold's Heights.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Reynolds Heights might be written as Reynold Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Reynolds Heights is located in Mercer 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 Mercer County: Mahoning (OH), Trumbull (OH), Butler, Crawford, Lawrence & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Reynolds Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reynolds Heights:
- Mercer County (The home county of Reynolds Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Heights, with the one closest to Reynolds Heights listed first.
- Shenango
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Kremis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kremis is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kashner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kashner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
- Leechs Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Fredonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Osgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Sharpsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coolspring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coolspring is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- Kennard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Heights, with the one closest to Reynolds Heights listed first.
- Harrisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Slippery Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bovard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Murrinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- West Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Hallston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Heights, with the one closest to Reynolds Heights listed first.
- Adamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Atlantic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Pymatuning South
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Hartstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Westford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westford is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Pymatuning Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Conneaut Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Espyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lynces Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lynces Junction is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynces Junction
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Heights, with the one closest to Reynolds Heights listed first.
- New Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pulaski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Volant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- New Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Robinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Edinburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hillsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- New Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- West New Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Harlansburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Heights, with the one closest to Reynolds Heights listed first.
- Henderson Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Utica
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Pearl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Polk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Barkeyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bullion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Nicklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Nectarine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Sugarcreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Clintonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Uniontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Wilson Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- York County
- Adamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Heights, with the one closest to Reynolds Heights listed first.
- Simons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Stanhope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- West Williamsfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Wick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Andover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Andover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Colebrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Richmond Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Dodgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- New Lyme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Dorset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orwell is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orwell <2>
- Franklin County (OH)
- Hilltop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Heights, with the one closest to Reynolds Heights listed first.
- Campbell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Youngstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Perkins Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Struthers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Poland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Austintown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Boardman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Austintown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Heights, with the one closest to Reynolds Heights listed first.
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Orangeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Superior ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Superior is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Weldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Burghill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- West Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Yankee Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Brookfield Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Masury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reynolds Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Reynolds Heights.
Cemeteries Near Reynolds Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reynolds Heights.
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 Reynolds Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reynolds Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reynolds Heights, with the one closest to Reynolds Heights listed first.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shenango Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Busch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reichard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orangeville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Side Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- The West Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Byerly Family Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zahniser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (344 more) ...
- Millbank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbank Cemetery
- The Millbank Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fredonia Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Reynolds Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reynolds Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reynolds Heights, with the one closest to Reynolds Heights listed first.
- Transfer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shenango
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- New Hamburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hamburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Kremis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kremis is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kashner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kashner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
- Leechs Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Sharpsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Osgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Orangeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Neshannock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kennard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reynolds Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reynolds Heights.
Newspapers Published in Reynolds Heights ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reynolds Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reynolds Heights, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reynolds Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Reynolds Heights:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Venango County
- York County
- Ashtabula County
- Franklin County
- Mahoning County
- Trumbull County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Reynolds Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Reynolds Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |