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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Venango is located in Venango 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 Venango County: Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Forest, Mercer & 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:
- Venango County (The home county of Venango)
- The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Cranberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Coal City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Nicklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Seneca
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodland Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
- Sugarcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Oil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Polk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- Parker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Queenstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Kaylor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Wattersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- Cherry Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Murrinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Ferris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Harrisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Bruin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Bovard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Petrolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Slippery Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- Lamartine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Pine City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Venus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Beaver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Knox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Saint Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Foxburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alum Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Elk City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Iron City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- Deckard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Black Ash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Cochranton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fauncetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Gresham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Titusville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hydetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Guys Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Townville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Tryonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Wayland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- Tionesta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Fagundus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Lawrence County
- Volant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- North Sandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Kilgore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- New Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Sandy Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Perrine Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Stoneboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Perrys Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Jackson Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Clarks Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- Enterprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Selkirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Tidioute
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- York County
- Adamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
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.
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunset Hill Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44879 <2>
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Old Sandy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shaffer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Venango in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Venango.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
- Astral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Astral is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astral
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Foster is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- East Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Sandy is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandy
- Reno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Coal City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Cranberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Seneca
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sugarcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Siverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Oil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Niles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Niles is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Polk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Kennerdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 64 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 16 miles [25.7 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 helpful 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 Venango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Forest County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Warren County
- York 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Venango) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |