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 Saint Charles (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 Saint Charles. 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 Saint Charles ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Charles: St. Charles
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Charles. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Charles.
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 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.
Saint Charles 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 Saint Charles. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Charles:
- Clarion County (The home county of Saint Charles)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
- Leatherwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- New Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairmont City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Piolett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Lawsonham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Brinkerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Hawthorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rimersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Curllsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Frogtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Sligo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bela
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Catfish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
- Sligo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
- South Bethlehem
(2 miles [3.2 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Putneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Dee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Eddyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Tidal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- McWilliams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Muff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Frenchs Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Rimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Wattersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
- Kepples Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Karns City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Petrolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Bruin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Chicora
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Millerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Fenelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- North Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Eau Claire
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dennys Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Greece City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Elk County
- Millstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
- Clarington
(27 miles [43.5 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 Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
- Smicksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Trade City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Elkin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Georgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Plumville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Mottarns Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Willet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Ambrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Davis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Marchand
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Chambersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Creekside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
- Langville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Worthville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Ohl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Summerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Timblin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Baxter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Coolspring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Corsica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Green Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Oliveburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Valier
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Brookville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
- Nickleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Emlenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eakin Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Fertigs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Saint George
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Clintonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Coal Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Cranberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Coal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
- Hyde Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bagdad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- West Leechburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Oklahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Charles, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Charles.
Cemeteries Near Saint Charles ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Charles.
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 Saint Charles - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Charles covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cochran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mateer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paradise Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Croyle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Eusebius Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dayton Glad Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Saint Charles in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Charles.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
- Leatherwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Kellersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kellersburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellersburg
- Deanville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- New Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Widnoon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Widnoon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widnoon
- Fairmont City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lawsonham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Piolett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Mahoning
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Dee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Putneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Brinkerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Diamond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Tidal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Templeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Charles. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Charles.
Newspapers Published in Saint Charles ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Charles.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Charles, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Charles.
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 helpful 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 Saint Charles:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clarion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence 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 Saint Charles, 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 from Point A (ie- Saint Charles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |