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 Skeltontown (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 Skeltontown. 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 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.
Skeltontown is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Ashtabula (OH), Trumbull (OH), Erie, Mercer, Venango & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Skeltontown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Skeltontown:
- Crawford County (The home county of Skeltontown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeltontown, with the one closest to Skeltontown listed first.
- Cambridge Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Venango
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodcock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Mosiertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Saegertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Crossingville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Coons Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Brown Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Blooming Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Norrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kerrtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
- Meadville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeltontown, with the one closest to Skeltontown listed first.
- Edinboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- LeBoeuf Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Franklin Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McKean is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- McKean has also been known as:
- Middleboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKean <1>
- Waterford Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Francis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Cranesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Elk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Platea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Platea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeltontown, with the one closest to Skeltontown listed first.
- Milledgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Sheakleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Kennard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- New Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- New Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leechs Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Osgood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Clarks Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- North Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeltontown, with the one closest to Skeltontown listed first.
- Wilson Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Cooperstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Utica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Sugarcreek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Nicklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Petroleum Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Shamburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeltontown, with the one closest to Skeltontown listed first.
- Colza
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- West Spring Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Columbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Selkirk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Sanford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- York County
- Adamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeltontown, with the one closest to Skeltontown listed first.
- French Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Findley Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeltontown, with the one closest to Skeltontown listed first.
- Conneaut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Richmond Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Gould
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Kelloggsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Andover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Simons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- West Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Kingsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Kingsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dorset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Skeltontown, see our County-by-County Page for Skeltontown.
Cemeteries Near Skeltontown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skeltontown.
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 Skeltontown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Skeltontown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Skeltontown, with the one closest to Skeltontown listed first.
- Venango Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carmel - Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sherrod Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookhouser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saegertown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Acker - Rodgers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Blair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Dunn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Townley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mackey Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Skeltontown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Skeltontown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Skeltontown, with the one closest to Skeltontown listed first.
- Drakes Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Drakes Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Mills
- Venango
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edinboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodcock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Mosiertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- McLallen Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McLallen Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLallen Corners
- Millers Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millers Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Station
- Crossingville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Lavery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lavery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavery
- Coons Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Pinney Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pinney Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinney Corners
- Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- McLane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McLane is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLane
- Rundell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rundell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rundell
- Blooming Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Skeltontown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Skeltontown.
Newspapers Published in Skeltontown ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Skeltontown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Skeltontown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Skeltontown.
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 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 Skeltontown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- York County
- Chautauqua County
- Ashtabula 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 Skeltontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Skeltontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |