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 Springboro (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 Springboro. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Springboro 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 Springboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springboro:
- Crawford County (The home county of Springboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springboro, with the one closest to Springboro listed first.
- Springboro Station
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Conneautville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dicksonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Crossingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Norrisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Mosiertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Harmonsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
- Linesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coons Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Pymatuning North
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
- Watson Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watson Run is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Run
- Lynces Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lynces Junction is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynces Junction
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springboro, with the one closest to Springboro listed first.
- Pennside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Keepville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cranesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tracy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Cherry Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Platea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Platea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cross is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- East Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Franklin Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Elk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Francis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springboro, with the one closest to Springboro listed first.
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kennard
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Osgood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Leechs Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Sheakleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hadley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- 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
- Kashner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kashner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
- New Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Venango County
- Wilson Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- York County
- Adamsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springboro, with the one closest to Springboro listed first.
- Richmond Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Gould
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Kelloggsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Conneaut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Kingsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Andover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Rowenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rowenton is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowenton
- Crestlawn Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springboro, with the one closest to Springboro listed first.
- Barclay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barclay is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Gustavus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Kinsman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Superior ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Superior is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Greene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springboro, see our County-by-County Page for Springboro.
Cemeteries Near Springboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springboro.
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 Springboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springboro, with the one closest to Springboro listed first.
- Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cribbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rundell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brock Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dicksonburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Randall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Randall Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Albion.
- The Randall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Randall / Valley Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976564 <2>
- Manning Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Baldwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conneaut Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel - Freeman 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Springboro had a population of 490 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Springboro had a population of 444 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springboro, with the one closest to Springboro listed first.
- Shadeland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shadeland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Springboro Station
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Conneautville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Conneautville Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Hickernell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickernell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickernell
- Palmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Keepville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Pont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pont is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pont
- Beaver Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Center
- Rundell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rundell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rundell
- Steamburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steamburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lundys Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lundys Lane is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundys Lane
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Norrisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springboro.
Newspapers Published in Springboro ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springboro, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springboro.
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 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 Springboro:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- York County
- Ashtabula County
- Trumbull 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 Springboro, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Springboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |