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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 Sheakleyville (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 Sheakleyville. 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 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.

Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mercer County: Mahoning (OH), Trumbull (OH), Butler, Crawford, Lawrence & Venango.

Below are the counties that are near Sheakleyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sheakleyville:

  • Mercer County     (The home county of Sheakleyville)
  • Butler County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheakleyville, with the one closest to Sheakleyville listed first.
    • Atlantic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
      • Atlantic is located in Crawford County
    • Geneva
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Crawford County
    • Cochranton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
      • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <1>
    • Adamsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Conneaut Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kerrtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Meadville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Deckard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deckard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
      • Deckard is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deckard
      • From Sheakleyville to Deckard
    • Lynces Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fredericksburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County
    • Pymatuning South
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Turnersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
      • Turnersville is located in Crawford County
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheakleyville, with the one closest to Sheakleyville listed first.
    • Pennside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Edinboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
      • Edinboro is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <1>
    • Keepville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheakleyville, with the one closest to Sheakleyville listed first.
    • New Wilmington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
      • New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <1>
    • Volant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volant
      • Volant is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volant <1>
    • Pulaski
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Harlansburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • McCaslin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCaslin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
      • McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McCaslin
      • From Sheakleyville to McCaslin
  • Venango County
  • York County
  • Ashtabula County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheakleyville, with the one closest to Sheakleyville listed first.
    • Simons
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
      • Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Simons
      • From Sheakleyville to Simons
    • Stanhope
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanhope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
      • Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stanhope
      • From Sheakleyville to Stanhope
    • Andover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
    • West Williamsfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • West Andover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Wick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
      • Wick is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wick
      • From Sheakleyville to Wick
    • Richmond Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorset
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Colebrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Trumbull County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheakleyville, with the one closest to Sheakleyville listed first.
    • Five Points
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Orangeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
      • Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Burghill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Kinsman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Vernon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hartford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Weldon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
      • West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Barclay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Brookfield Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
      • Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Yankee Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
      • Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Masury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Gustavus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sheakleyville, see our County-by-County Page for Sheakleyville.

Cemeteries Near Sheakleyville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheakleyville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sheakleyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sheakleyville, with the one closest to Sheakleyville listed first.

  • Sheakleyville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheakleyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheakleyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Perry Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peterson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stevenson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevenson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Busch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Centenary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centenary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centenary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (253 more) ...
    • Boyd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Lebanon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sheakleyville had a population of 191 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Sheakleyville had a population of 134 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sheakleyville, with the one closest to Sheakleyville listed first.

  • Hadley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarks Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Mercer County
  • New Vernon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Osborn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
    • Osborn is located in Mercer County
  • Kashner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kashner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
    • Kashner is located in Mercer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kashner
    • From Sheakleyville to Kashner
  • Custards
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custards have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custards
    • Custards is located in Crawford County
  • Kennard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kennard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
    • Kennard is located in Mercer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kennard
    • From Sheakleyville to Kennard
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Leechs Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • New Lebanon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lebanon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
    • New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to New Lebanon
    • From Sheakleyville to New Lebanon
  • Milledgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Atlantic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
      • Atlantic is located in Crawford County
    • Kremis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kremis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
      • Kremis is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kremis
      • From Sheakleyville to Kremis
    • Fredonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sheakleyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheakleyville.

Newspapers Published in Sheakleyville ...

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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheakleyville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sheakleyville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sheakleyville.

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 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 Sheakleyville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sheakleyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Sheakleyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Sheakleyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sheakleyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4441, Longitude: -80.2075    









 

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