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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 Smiths Corners (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 Smiths Corners. 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 Smiths Corners ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Smiths Corners: Smiths Cors.
- While the name of this community is Smiths Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Smiths Corners may originally have been Smith's Corners.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Smiths Corners might be written as Smith Corners.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Smiths Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smiths Corners.
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.
Smiths Corners is located in Venango 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 Venango County: Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Forest, Mercer & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Smiths Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smiths Corners:
- Venango County (The home county of Smiths Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Corners, with the one closest to Smiths Corners listed first.
- Coal City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Saint George
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Cranberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Emlenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nickleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Seneca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hill City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Bullion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Pearl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Eakin Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Clintonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Corners, with the one closest to Smiths Corners listed first.
- Parker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Queenstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Kaylor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Wattersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Tidal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Rimer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Cowansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Laird Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Deanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Dee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- South Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 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 Smiths Corners, with the one closest to Smiths Corners listed first.
- Cherry Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Murrinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Ferris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Bruin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Harrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bovard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Forestville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Petrolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Branchton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Hooker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Karns City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Corners, with the one closest to Smiths Corners listed first.
- Lamartine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Foxburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Saint Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Knox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Beaver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Pine City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Wentlings Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wentlings Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentlings Corners
- Elk City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Iron City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Corners, with the one closest to Smiths Corners listed first.
- Deckard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Cochranton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Ash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Fauncetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Gresham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Titusville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hydetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Frenchtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Guys Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Townville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Tryonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Wayland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Blooming Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Corners, with the one closest to Smiths Corners listed first.
- Tionesta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Fagundus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Corners, with the one closest to Smiths Corners listed first.
- Corsica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Ella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Corners, with the one closest to Smiths Corners listed first.
- Harlansburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Volant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Corners, with the one closest to Smiths Corners listed first.
- Kilgore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- North Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Perrine Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Sandy Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Perrys Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Stoneboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Swamproot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Milledgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- New Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Jackson Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Corners, with the one closest to Smiths Corners listed first.
- Enterprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Selkirk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smiths Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Smiths Corners.
Cemeteries Near Smiths Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smiths Corners.
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 Smiths Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smiths Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smiths Corners, with the one closest to Smiths Corners listed first.
- Melat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shaffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bickle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Hill Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Zion United Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schreffler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Smiths Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smiths Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smiths Corners, with the one closest to Smiths Corners listed first.
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- East Sandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Sandy is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandy
- Foster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Coal City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Astral
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Astral is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astral
- Saint George
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Pittsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Kennerdell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emlenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cranberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Brandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brandon is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Dotter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dotter is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotter
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nickleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Seneca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smiths Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smiths Corners.
Newspapers Published in Smiths Corners ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smiths Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smiths Corners, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smiths Corners.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Smiths Corners:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Venango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Smiths Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Smiths Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |