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 Springfield Falls (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 Springfield Falls. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Springfield Falls is located in Mercer 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 Mercer County: Mahoning (OH), Trumbull (OH), Butler, Crawford, Lawrence & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Springfield Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springfield Falls:
- Mercer County (The home county of Springfield Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield Falls, with the one closest to Springfield Falls listed first.
- Leesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
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- Millburn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Mercer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Courtneys Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Swamproot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Perrys Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Jackson Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coolspring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coolspring is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield Falls, with the one closest to Springfield Falls listed first.
- Parker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield Falls, with the one closest to Springfield Falls listed first.
- Ellwood City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Frisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Lillyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- North Sewickley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Goehring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Koppel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Big Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Homewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thompson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- New Galilee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Barrisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield Falls, with the one closest to Springfield Falls listed first.
- Slippery Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Harrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Bovard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Hallston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Portersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Murrinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Prospect
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ferris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield Falls, with the one closest to Springfield Falls listed first.
- Foxburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Petersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield Falls, with the one closest to Springfield Falls listed first.
- Atlantic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Adamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Cochranton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Pymatuning South
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Hartstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Deckard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield Falls, with the one closest to Springfield Falls listed first.
- Volant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- McCaslin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Nashua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Grant City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- New Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Altman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Rose Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- West New Castle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield Falls, with the one closest to Springfield Falls listed first.
- Barkeyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nectarine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Henderson Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Pearl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Clintonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bullion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Eakin Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Polk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Saint George
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Coal City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Nicklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Utica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- York County
- Adamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield Falls, with the one closest to Springfield Falls listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Waterford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Franklin County (OH)
- Hilltop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield Falls, with the one closest to Springfield Falls listed first.
- Lowellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Struthers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Poland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Youngstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boardman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Perkins Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- North Lima
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Austintown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield Falls, with the one closest to Springfield Falls listed first.
- West Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Masury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Hubbard
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Five Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Weldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Yankee Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Coalburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Orangeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Hartford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Paynes Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springfield Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Springfield Falls.
Cemeteries Near Springfield Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springfield Falls.
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 Springfield Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springfield Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springfield Falls, with the one closest to Springfield Falls listed first.
- Carpenders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Volant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fayette Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Findley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer Citizens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Citizens Cemetery
- The Mercer Citizens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Citizens Cemetery
- Briar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- East Brook Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brook Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The East Brook Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Brook United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Eastbrook Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Eastbrook United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- North Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland 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>
While we didn't find Springfield Falls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Springfield Falls.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springfield Falls, with the one closest to Springfield Falls listed first.
- Leesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Volant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Run is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run
- London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- London is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Hope Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hope Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
- Hoagland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoagland is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Mercer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pardoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pardoe is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardoe
- Turner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grahms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grahms is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahms
- Eastbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eastbrook is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
- Plain Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plain Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springfield Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springfield Falls.
Newspapers Published in Springfield Falls ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springfield Falls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springfield Falls, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springfield Falls.
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 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 Springfield Falls:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Venango County
- York County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Mahoning 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 Springfield Falls, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Springfield Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |