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 Rimersburg (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 Rimersburg. 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 and doctors 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.
Rimersburg is located in Clarion 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 Clarion County: Armstrong, Butler, Forest, Jefferson & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Rimersburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rimersburg:
- Clarion County (The home county of Rimersburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rimersburg, with the one closest to Rimersburg listed first.
- Toby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
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- Lawsonham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
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- Bela
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
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- Sligo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Curllsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Leatherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
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- Piolett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
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- Catfish
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
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- Callensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Phillipston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
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- Brinkerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
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- West Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- East Brady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rimersburg, with the one closest to Rimersburg listed first.
- Sligo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
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- Karns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
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- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rimersburg, with the one closest to Rimersburg listed first.
- Tidal
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
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- Wattersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
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- Rimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
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- Bradys Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
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- Queenstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
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- South Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Deanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
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- Dee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
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- Frenchs Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
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- Kaylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Millville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Parker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rimersburg, with the one closest to Rimersburg listed first.
- Kepples Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Bruin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Petrolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Karns City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chicora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Fenelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eau Claire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- North Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Greece City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Hooker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rimersburg, with the one closest to Rimersburg listed first.
- Clarington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redclyffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rimersburg, with the one closest to Rimersburg listed first.
- Smicksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Georgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Plumville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Trade City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Elkin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
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- Willet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
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- Ambrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Davis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
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- Mottarns Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Shelocta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marchand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
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- Chambersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
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- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rimersburg, with the one closest to Rimersburg listed first.
- Langville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Summerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Ohl
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
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- Pansy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
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- Corsica
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Baxter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
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- Worthville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Timblin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Coolspring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brookville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Howe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
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- Green Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
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- Ella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rimersburg, with the one closest to Rimersburg listed first.
- Kilgore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
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- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Swamproot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Courtneys Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
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- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rimersburg, with the one closest to Rimersburg listed first.
- Nickleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Eakin Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
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- Emlenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
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- Fertigs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Hill City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Clintonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
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- Coal Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
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- Bullion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
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- Coal City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
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- Nectarine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
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- Seneca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rimersburg, with the one closest to Rimersburg listed first.
- Bagdad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Hyde Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- East Vandergrift
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rimersburg, see our County-by-County Page for Rimersburg.
Cemeteries Near Rimersburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rimersburg.
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 Rimersburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rimersburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rimersburg, with the one closest to Rimersburg listed first.
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Eusebius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crawford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cochran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White Oak Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- Croyle Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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 Rimersburg had a population of 360 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Rimersburg had a population of 878 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rimersburg, with the one closest to Rimersburg listed first.
- Diamond
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Diamond is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- New Athens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Athens is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Lawsonham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Toby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Bela
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Curllsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Sligo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sarah Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
- Catfish
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Tidal
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Widnoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Widnoon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widnoon
- Leatherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
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- Piolett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Upper Hillville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Upper Hillville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hillville
- Phillipston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rimersburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rimersburg.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rimersburg ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rimersburg.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rimersburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rimersburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rimersburg.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of Rimersburg.
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 Rimersburg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clarion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Westmoreland 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 Rimersburg, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rimersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |