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 Smithland (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 Smithland. 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.
Smithland 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 Smithland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smithland:
- Clarion County (The home county of Smithland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Leatherwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Piolett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Fairmont City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brinkerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Lawsonham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Curllsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Rimersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hawthorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frogtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Sligo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reidsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reidsburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsburg
- Allegheny County
- Sligo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- South Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Deanville
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Dee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Putneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Tidal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Eddyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- McWilliams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- 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
- Frenchs Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Muff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Bruin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Karns City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Petrolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Chicora
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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 southwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Eau Claire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Cherry Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Elk County
- Millstone
(28 miles [45.1 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 Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Clarington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redclyffe
(29 miles [46.7 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 Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Smicksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Trade City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Georgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Plumville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Elkin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Marchand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Mottarns Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Willet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Ambrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Davis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Home is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Langville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Ohl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Pansy
(13 miles [20.9 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
- 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
- Corsica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Coolspring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Green Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Oliveburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- 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 Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Nickleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Emlenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eakin Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Fertigs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Saint George
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Hill City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Coal Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Clintonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Bullion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Coal City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Nectarine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Hyde Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Bagdad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- East Vandergrift
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smithland, see our County-by-County Page for Smithland.
Cemeteries Near Smithland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smithland.
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 Smithland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smithland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paradise Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Eusebius Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mateer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Croyle Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Seceder Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Smithland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smithland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smithland, with the one closest to Smithland listed first.
- Leatherwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Piolett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Kellersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kellersburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellersburg
- Lawsonham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Deanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- New Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairmont City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brinkerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Widnoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Widnoon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widnoon
- Curllsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Rimersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tidal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Mahoning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Dee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smithland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smithland.
Newspapers Published in Smithland ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smithland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smithland, 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 Smithland.
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 Smithland:
- 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 Smithland, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smithland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |