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 Petersburg (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 Petersburg. 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 Petersburg ...
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 Petersburg: St. Petersburg
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Petersburg. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Petersburg.
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.
Saint Petersburg 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 Petersburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Petersburg:
- Clarion County (The home county of Saint Petersburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Petersburg, with the one closest to Saint Petersburg listed first.
- Alum Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Foxburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Turkey City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- West Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Lamartine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Callensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Wentlings Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wentlings Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentlings Corners
- Beaver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Toby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Knox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bela
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Petersburg, with the one closest to Saint Petersburg listed first.
- Parker
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Queenstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Kaylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Wattersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Rimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tidal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Cowansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Deanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Dee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Frenchs Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- South Bethlehem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Petersburg, with the one closest to Saint Petersburg listed first.
- Bruin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Petrolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Ferris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Murrinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Karns City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kepples Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Millerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Hooker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Chicora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greece City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Crawford County
- Deckard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Petersburg, with the one closest to Saint Petersburg listed first.
- Tionesta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Clarington
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Petersburg, with the one closest to Saint Petersburg listed first.
- Corsica
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Summerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Baxter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Langville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Ohl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Ella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Pansy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Howe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Worthville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Brookville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sigel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Timblin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Coolspring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Petersburg, with the one closest to Saint Petersburg listed first.
- Grant City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Harlansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Rose Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Petersburg, with the one closest to Saint Petersburg listed first.
- Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Kilgore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Swamproot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Courtneys Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Perrys Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- North Sandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- North Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Perrine Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Sandy Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Leesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Petersburg, with the one closest to Saint Petersburg listed first.
- Emlenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nickleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Eakin Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Saint George
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Clintonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cranberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Fertigs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Hill City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Bullion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Coal City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Nectarine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Seneca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pearl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Petersburg, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Petersburg.
Cemeteries Near Saint Petersburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg.
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 Petersburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Petersburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Petersburg, with the one closest to Saint Petersburg listed first.
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zion United Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bickle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eau Claire Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Starr Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Schreffler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Georgeville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Petersburg had a population of 655 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Saint Petersburg had a population of 367 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Petersburg, with the one closest to Saint Petersburg listed first.
- Foxburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alum Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Turkey City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- West Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Turnip Hole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turnip Hole is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip Hole
- Mariasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Lamartine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Dotter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dotter is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotter
- Six Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Callensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Blairs Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blairs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Corners
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Crawford Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crawford Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Corners
- Sandy Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Point is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Dutch Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Petersburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Petersburg.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Saint Petersburg ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Petersburg.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Saint Petersburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Saint Petersburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Saint Petersburg.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of Saint Petersburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Petersburg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clarion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Crawford County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Saint Petersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Saint Petersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |