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 Venango (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 Venango. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Venango 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 Venango. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Venango:
- Crawford County (The home county of Venango)
- The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- Woodcock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Cambridge Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saegertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Mosiertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Coons Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Crossingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Blooming Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Norrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Brown Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Meadville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kerrtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- Edinboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- LeBoeuf Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Franklin Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Cranesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Francis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- McKean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McKean is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- McKean has also been known as:
- Middleboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKean <1>
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keepville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Little Elk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- Milledgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Sheakleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- New Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- New Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Kennard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Hadley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Clarks Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Leechs Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Osgood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- North Sandy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- Wilson Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
- Cooperstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Utica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Sugarcreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Nicklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Petroleum Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Polk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rynd Farm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Shamburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- McClintock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Pleasantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- Colza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- East Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Selkirk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- West Spring Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Sanford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Columbus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- Adamsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- French Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Findley Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- Richmond Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Conneaut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Andover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Gould
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Kelloggsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- West Andover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Dorset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Williamsfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- North Kingsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Venango, see our County-by-County Page for Venango.
Cemeteries Near Venango ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Venango.
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 Venango - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Venango covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- Venango Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gravel Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brookhouser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saegertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Acker - Rodgers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Blair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel - Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dunn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Townley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Littles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Venango had a population of 301 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Venango had a population of 247 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- Woodcock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Drakes Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Drakes Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Mills
- Mosiertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Coons Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Pinney Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinney Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinney Corners
- Millers Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Station
- Blooming Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Crossingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Edinboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Norrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- McLallen Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McLallen Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLallen Corners
- Rundell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rundell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rundell
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Meadville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lyona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lyona is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
- New Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Venango. See our List of 1890's Communities around Venango.
Newspapers Published in Venango ...
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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Venango.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Venango, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Venango.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Venango:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- York County
- Chautauqua County
- Ashtabula 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 Venango, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Venango) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |