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 Troy Center (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 Troy Center. 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 Troy Center ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Troy Center: Troy Ctr. (or less commonly used: Troy Cen., Troy Cent. or Troy Cntr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Troy Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Troy Center.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Troy Center 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 Troy Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Troy Center:
- Crawford County (The home county of Troy Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy Center, with the one closest to Troy Center listed first.
- Fauncetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Townville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Tryonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Gresham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Hydetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Black Ash
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Titusville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guys Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Rootville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Lincolnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Frenchtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy Center, with the one closest to Troy Center listed first.
- Venus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Newmansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Wolfs Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Fryburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Lamartine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy Center, with the one closest to Troy Center listed first.
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Elgin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Beaver Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Corry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- LeBoeuf Garden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Waterford Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Waterford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edinboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Wattsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Phillipsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Franklin Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy Center, with the one closest to Troy Center listed first.
- Fagundus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Jamison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy Center, with the one closest to Troy Center listed first.
- Milledgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- North Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- New Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- New Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Sandy Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sheakleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Clarks Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Stoneboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Perrine Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Kennard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy Center, with the one closest to Troy Center listed first.
- Wilson Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Cooperstown
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Shamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Pleasantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Plumer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Rouseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rynd Farm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- McClintock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Pithole City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hasson Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- Oil City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy Center, with the one closest to Troy Center listed first.
- Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Selkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- East Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Sanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- West Spring Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Tidioute
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Colza
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Garland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cobham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Pittsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- York County
- Adamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- French Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Troy Center, see our County-by-County Page for Troy Center.
Cemeteries Near Troy Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Troy Center.
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 Troy Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Troy Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Troy Center, with the one closest to Troy Center listed first.
- East Troy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Catharine's RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Titus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gilson Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Curry Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Titusville.
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henderson Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Troy Center had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Troy Center, with the one closest to Troy Center listed first.
- Fauncetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Diamond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Townville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Tryonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Black Ash
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Wallaceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wallaceville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- Gresham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Hydetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Bradleytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bradleytown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleytown
- Sunville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunville
- Titusville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Cooley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Cooley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cooley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guys Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Richmond is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Troy Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Troy Center.
Newspapers Published in Troy Center ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Troy Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Troy Center, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Troy Center.
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 Troy Center:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarion County
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- York 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Troy Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Troy Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |