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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 Richardsville (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 Richardsville. 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 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.
Richardsville is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Armstrong, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Forest & Indiana.
Below are the counties that are near Richardsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richardsville:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Richardsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardsville, with the one closest to Richardsville listed first.
- Hazen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
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- Warsaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
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- Munderf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Sigel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Howe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
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- Schoffner Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Allens Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Brookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brockway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
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- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
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- Corsica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardsville, with the one closest to Richardsville listed first.
- Millville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- McWilliams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- South Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Eddyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Putneyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Dayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Muff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
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- Barnards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
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- Dee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardsville, with the one closest to Richardsville listed first.
- Cooksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Day
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Day is located in Clarion County
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- Waterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waterson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
- Crown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
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- Crates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
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- Helen Furnace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
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- Strattanville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leeper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
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- Frogtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
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- Arthurs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arthurs is located in Clarion County
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- Clarion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardsville, with the one closest to Richardsville listed first.
- DuBois
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
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- Treasure Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
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- Stanley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
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- Helvetia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Troutville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Luthersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Winterburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
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- Rockton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
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- Laborde
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
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- Tyler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
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- Curry Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardsville, with the one closest to Richardsville listed first.
- Millstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
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- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hallton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
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- Brockport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shawmut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
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- Horton City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
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- Challenge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
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- Ridgway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kylers Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
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- Whistletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
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- Dagus Mines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
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- Russell City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
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- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardsville, with the one closest to Richardsville listed first.
- Clarington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redclyffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
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- Marienville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
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- Gilfoyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
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- Roses
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roses is located in Forest County
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- Iron City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
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- Sheffield Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
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- Balltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Tionesta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jamison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
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- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardsville, with the one closest to Richardsville listed first.
- Rossiter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
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- Trade City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
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- Marchand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
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- Georgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
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- Mottarns Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
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- Savan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Savan is located in Indiana County
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- Smicksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rochester Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
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- Urey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
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- Elkin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
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- Glen Campbell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- McKean County
- Kane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Venango County
- Fertigs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
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- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardsville, with the one closest to Richardsville listed first.
- Henrys Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Donaldson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
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- Hoover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
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- Barnes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richardsville, see our County-by-County Page for Richardsville.
Cemeteries Near Richardsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richardsville.
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 Richardsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richardsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richardsville, with the one closest to Richardsville listed first.
- Riggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moorhead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Munderf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beechwoods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (109 more) ...
- Knoxdale Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maxwell Run Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hominy Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Richardsville had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Richardsville, with the one closest to Richardsville listed first.
- Hazen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Warsaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Munderf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Howe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Sigel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Sugar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Schoffner Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Emerickville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emerickville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerickville
- Coder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coder is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coder
- Millstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coal Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coal Glen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Glen
- Clarington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corsica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richardsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richardsville.
Newspapers Published in Richardsville ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richardsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richardsville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richardsville.
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 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 Richardsville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Lawrence County
- McKean County
- Venango 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> | 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 Richardsville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richardsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |