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 Troutman (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 Troutman. 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.
Troutman is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Troutman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Troutman:
- Butler County (The home county of Troutman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
- Greece City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Hooker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Karns City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Chicora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Kepples Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Petrolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- North Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Bruin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Saint Joe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- West Sunbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Butler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
- Culmerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Curtisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Sligo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Brackenridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gibsonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Natrona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Russellton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tarentum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rural Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wildwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bradford Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Wexford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Bradys Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Queenstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Parker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laird Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Wattersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Cowansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Worthington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tidal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Walkchalk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
- Goehring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Lillyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Frisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Barrisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Knob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Thompson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Wallace City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Koppel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Homewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
- East Brady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Catfish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Phillipston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Bela
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Foxburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Saint Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Rimersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Callensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Lawsonham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Turkey City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
- Grant City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Harlansburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Rose Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Energy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- McCaslin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Altman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Ellport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Volant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South New Castle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- New Wilmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Wampum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
- Courtneys Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- North Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Swamproot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Perrys Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Kilgore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Leesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Perrine Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Jackson Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Sandy Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Clintonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Emlenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barkeyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Saint George
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Pearl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Nickleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Coal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Henderson Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Cranberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Hill City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
- Bagdad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- West Leechburg
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Hyde Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weinel Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Arnold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lower Burrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Kensington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vandergrift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- East Vandergrift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Oklahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Troutman, see our County-by-County Page for Troutman.
Cemeteries Near Troutman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Troutman.
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 Troutman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Troutman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitmire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Sunbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Butler Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter's Parish Family RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46247 <2>
- North Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- North Side Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
- The North Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44515 <2>
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gruenwalt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Troutman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Troutman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
- Greece City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Hooker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Chicora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Karns City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Petrolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Saint Joe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Bruin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- West Sunbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kaylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Argentine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Argentine is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hilliards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carbon Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carbon Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Rattigan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rattigan is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattigan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Troutman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Troutman.
Newspapers Published in Troutman ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Troutman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Troutman, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Troutman.
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 websites either 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 Troutman:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer 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 Troutman, 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- Troutman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |