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 Whiskerville (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 Whiskerville. 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 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.
Whiskerville is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Whiskerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whiskerville:
- Butler County (The home county of Whiskerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiskerville, with the one closest to Whiskerville listed first.
- Ferris
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
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- Murrinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Eau Claire
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- West Sunbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Cherry Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bovard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Hallston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Greece City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Forestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiskerville, with the one closest to Whiskerville listed first.
- Culmerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Curtisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiskerville, with the one closest to Whiskerville listed first.
- Parker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Queenstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Wattersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Cowansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Rimer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Shadyside Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Tidal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Worthington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiskerville, with the one closest to Whiskerville listed first.
- Lillyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Goehring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- North Sewickley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Barrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Koppel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thompson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiskerville, with the one closest to Whiskerville listed first.
- Foxburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Alum Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Bela
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
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- Catfish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Turkey City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- East Brady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Callensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Toby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Lamartine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Phillipston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiskerville, with the one closest to Whiskerville listed first.
- Grant City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Harlansburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Rose Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- McCaslin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Volant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Energy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Altman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Ellport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- New Wilmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South New Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Mahoningtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiskerville, with the one closest to Whiskerville listed first.
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Swamproot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Courtneys Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Kilgore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Perrys Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Perrine Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Jackson Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- North Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Mercer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiskerville, with the one closest to Whiskerville listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Clintonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Barkeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Saint George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Emlenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Coal City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Henderson Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Nickleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Cranberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Polk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whiskerville, see our County-by-County Page for Whiskerville.
Cemeteries Near Whiskerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whiskerville.
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 Whiskerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whiskerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whiskerville, with the one closest to Whiskerville listed first.
- Annandale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eau Claire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Sunbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitmire Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harmony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- White Oak Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McCandless Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Whiskerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whiskerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whiskerville, with the one closest to Whiskerville listed first.
- Hilliards
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moniteau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moniteau is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moniteau
- Argentine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Argentine is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Annandale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Annandale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
- Boyers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murrinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- West Sunbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Eau Claire
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coaltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coaltown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaltown
- Euclid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Bruin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Six Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Six Points is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Bovard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whiskerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whiskerville.
Newspapers Published in Whiskerville ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whiskerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whiskerville, 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 Whiskerville.
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 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 Whiskerville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Lawrence 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> | 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 Whiskerville, 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- Whiskerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |