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 Wesley (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 Wesley. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Wesley 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 Wesley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wesley:
- Venango County (The home county of Wesley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
- Barkeyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nectarine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Bullion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Pearl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Henderson Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Clintonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint George
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Eakin Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Polk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Coal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Emlenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nicklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Uniontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
- Parker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Queenstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Wattersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Cowansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Rimer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tidal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
- Wurtemburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Lillyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Murrinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Forestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Cherry Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bovard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Eau Claire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ferris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Slippery Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hallston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- West Sunbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Bruin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
- Foxburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lamartine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Saint Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Turkey City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- West Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Beaver City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Wentlings Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wentlings Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentlings Corners
- Callensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Knox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bela
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
- Cochranton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Deckard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Black Ash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Frenchtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Fauncetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Guys Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Atlantic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Wayland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Kerrtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
- Fredericksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Gresham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
- Volant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Grant City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- New Wilmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McCaslin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Rose Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Altman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Energy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Nashua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- New Castle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
- Kilgore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrys Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Perrine Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Swamproot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Courtneys Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Jackson Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sandy Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- North Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Leesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Mercer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- York County
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
- West Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Five Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Masury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Orangeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Weldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wesley, see our County-by-County Page for Wesley.
Cemeteries Near Wesley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wesley.
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 Wesley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wesley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Irwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gadsby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carroll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beloved Disciple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hendersonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Annandale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Shaffer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Morrison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Sandy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Wesley had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
- Barkeyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nectarine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Bullion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Pearl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Kilgore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Centertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centertown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Clintonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millbrook is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kennerdell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Murrinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Raymilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Raymilton is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymilton
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Forestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Boyers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eakin Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wesley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wesley.
Newspapers Published in Wesley ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wesley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wesley, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wesley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Wesley:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Venango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- York County
- Trumbull 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 Wesley, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wesley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |