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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 Tillotson (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 Tillotson. 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 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.
Tillotson 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 Tillotson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tillotson:
- Crawford County (The home county of Tillotson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tillotson, with the one closest to Tillotson listed first.
- Canadohta Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Lincolnville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Riceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Rootville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Spartansburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brown Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tryonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Vrooman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Townville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Cambridge Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hydetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Fauncetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tillotson, with the one closest to Tillotson listed first.
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Arbuckle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Corry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- LeBoeuf Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Waterford Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Wattsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waterford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Edinboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hornby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hornby is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tillotson, with the one closest to Tillotson listed first.
- Fagundus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Jamison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- Milledgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tillotson, with the one closest to Tillotson listed first.
- Wilson Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Pleasantville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Cooperstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Petroleum Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Plumer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Pithole City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Rouseville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rynd Farm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- McClintock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Colonial Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hasson Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- Oil City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tillotson, with the one closest to Tillotson listed first.
- West Spring Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Colza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- East Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Selkirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Bear Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Pittsfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tidioute
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tillotson, with the one closest to Tillotson listed first.
- French Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Findley Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Clymer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Niobe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Panama
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Sherman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stebbins Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
- Ashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stedman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stedman is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
- Ripley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Busti
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- Quigley Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tillotson, see our County-by-County Page for Tillotson.
Cemeteries Near Tillotson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tillotson.
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 Tillotson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tillotson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tillotson, with the one closest to Tillotson listed first.
- Bloomfield Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shreve Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Loomis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapinville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Teresa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mackey Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 in 1895, Tillotson had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tillotson, with the one closest to Tillotson listed first.
- Lakeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lincolnville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Riceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Rootville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Brown Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Spartansburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Little Cooley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Cooley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cooley
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Teepleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Teepleville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teepleville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Tryonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Millers Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millers Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tillotson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tillotson.
Newspapers Published in Tillotson ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tillotson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tillotson, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tillotson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Tillotson:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- Chautauqua 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 Tillotson, 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- Tillotson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |