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 Turnip Hole (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 Turnip Hole. 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.
Turnip Hole is located in Clarion 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 Clarion County: Armstrong, Butler, Forest, Jefferson & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Turnip Hole. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turnip Hole:
- Clarion County (The home county of Turnip Hole)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turnip Hole, with the one closest to Turnip Hole listed first.
- Alum Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Monroe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Turkey City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Callensburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Wentlings Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wentlings Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentlings Corners
- West Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Saint Petersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Foxburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Lamartine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Sligo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turnip Hole, with the one closest to Turnip Hole listed first.
- Parker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradys Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Queenstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Wattersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Tidal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Rimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Dee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- South Bethlehem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Deanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Millville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turnip Hole, with the one closest to Turnip Hole listed first.
- Bruin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Cherry Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Petrolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Karns City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kepples Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Ferris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Millerstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Murrinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Chicora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Elk County
- Millstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turnip Hole, with the one closest to Turnip Hole listed first.
- Tionesta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jamison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Clarington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilfoyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Redclyffe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Roses
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Indiana County
- Smicksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turnip Hole, with the one closest to Turnip Hole listed first.
- Corsica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Summerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Baxter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Langville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Ohl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Ella
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Pansy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Howe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Worthville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Brookville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sigel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Timblin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turnip Hole, with the one closest to Turnip Hole listed first.
- Kilgore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Enterprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Swamproot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Courtneys Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Perrys Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- North Sandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- North Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Perrine Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Sandy Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turnip Hole, with the one closest to Turnip Hole listed first.
- Nickleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Emlenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eakin Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Saint George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Fertigs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Hill City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Coal City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Cranberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Clintonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coal Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Seneca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bullion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turnip Hole, see our County-by-County Page for Turnip Hole.
Cemeteries Near Turnip Hole ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turnip Hole.
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 Turnip Hole - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turnip Hole covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turnip Hole, with the one closest to Turnip Hole listed first.
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion United Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phipps Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crawford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Georgeville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (148 more) ...
- Perry Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Old Dutch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bickle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 in 1895, Turnip Hole had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turnip Hole, with the one closest to Turnip Hole listed first.
- Alum Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Monroe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Callensburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Turkey City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Blairs Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blairs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Corners
- West Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Saint Petersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Foxburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Toby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Sligo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamartine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mariasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Knox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turnip Hole. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turnip Hole.
Newspapers Published in Turnip Hole ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turnip Hole.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turnip Hole, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turnip Hole.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Turnip Hole:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clarion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Mercer County
- Venango 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- Turnip Hole) 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 Turnip Hole, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |