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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 Watson Run (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 Watson Run. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Watson Run is located in Crawford County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties 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 Watson Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Watson Run:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Watson Run, see our County-by-County Page for Watson Run.

Cemeteries Near Watson Run ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Watson Run.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Watson Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Watson Run, with the one closest to Watson Run listed first.

  • Breckenridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breckenridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breckenridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Denny Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denny Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barber Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Andrews Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roselawn Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Littles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jolly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jolly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jolly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adsit Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adsit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adsit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McMichael Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMichael Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMichael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Acker - Rodgers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dicksonburg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dicksonburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dicksonburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Southside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Watson Run had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Watson Run, with the one closest to Watson Run listed first.

  • Harmonsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Meadville Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville Junction
    • Meadville Junction is located in Crawford County
  • Conneaut Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Vernon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Vernon
    • West Vernon is located in Crawford County
  • Norrisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shermansville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shermansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shermansville
    • Shermansville is located in Crawford County
  • Kerrtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Coons Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stony Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Stony Point is located in Crawford County
  • Geneva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Crawford County
  • Meadville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rundell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rundell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rundell
    • Rundell is located in Crawford County
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    • Mosiertown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosiertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
      • Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
    • Conneautville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Linesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linesville
      • Linesville is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linesville <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Watson Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Watson Run.

Newspapers Published in Watson Run ...

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 Watson Run.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Watson Run, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Watson Run.

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 Watson Run:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watson Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Watson Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Watson Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watson Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6556, Longitude: -80.2647    









 

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