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 Sarver (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 Sarver. 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.
Sarver is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Sarver. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sarver:
- Butler County (The home county of Sarver)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarver, with the one closest to Sarver listed first.
- Leasureville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Monroe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Ekastown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Dennys Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Saxonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frazier Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Great Belt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Herman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fenelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Meadowood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowood is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood
- Oak Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Nixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nixon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarver, with the one closest to Sarver listed first.
- Sligo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Culmerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Brackenridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Natrona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Tarentum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Curtisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Russellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Indianola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cheswick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gibsonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarver, with the one closest to Sarver listed first.
- Slate Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Aladdin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McVille
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Shadyside Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Neale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- West Ford City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
- Worthington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rosston is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Leechburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dog Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dog Town is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Ford City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ford Cliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ford Cliff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarver, with the one closest to Sarver listed first.
- Economy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Knob
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Wallace City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Baden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Goehring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Ambridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barrisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lillyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- South Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- East Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Monaca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarver, with the one closest to Sarver listed first.
- East Brady
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Phillipston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Catfish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Lawsonham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Bela
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Rimersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Toby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Leatherwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Callensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Foxburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Bethlehem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Piolett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarver, with the one closest to Sarver listed first.
- West Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Clarksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saltsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Shelocta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- White
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Aultman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Bow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Beyer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Willet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Creekside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Shado-Wood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shado-Wood Village is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shado-Wood Village
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarver, with the one closest to Sarver listed first.
- Grant City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rose Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Ellport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Energy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Harlansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Mercer County
- North Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Venango County
- Eakin Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarver, with the one closest to Sarver listed first.
- Bagdad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- West Leechburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Arnold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lower Burrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hyde Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weinel Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- New Kensington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Parnassus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- East Vandergrift
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- North Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sarver, see our County-by-County Page for Sarver.
Cemeteries Near Sarver ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sarver.
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 Sarver - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sarver covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sarver, with the one closest to Sarver listed first.
- Cumberland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pape Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeport Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Freeport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44888 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Unity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Unity Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Unity Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Curtisville.
- The Pleasant Unity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Unity United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222486 <2>
- Millerstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Murphys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Bull Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Our Lady of Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brookland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 in 1895, Sarver had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sarver, with the one closest to Sarver listed first.
- Sarversville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sarversville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarversville
- Sandy Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandy Lick is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lick
- Ekastown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Monroe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Leasureville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Saxonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boggsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boggsville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
- Garvers Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garvers Ferry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvers Ferry
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aladdin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Slate Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Jefferson Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Center
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sligo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Great Belt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Culmerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sarver. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sarver.
Newspapers Published in Sarver ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sarver.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sarver, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sarver.
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 Sarver:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Indiana County
- Lawrence 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sarver) 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 Sarver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |