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Some PRESENT DAY TOWNS, VILLAGES & PLACES OF VENANGO COUNTY - 1999 Many of the following have been named for people who lived in each area. We hope you find your family name among these.
If you find your family name and would like to share the origin of the place named for them, please letus know so we can add it to this list.
If you know of a place named for your family that is NOT on this list - or is misspelled or misplaced on this list, please contact minnick862@verizon.net so it can be added or corrected.

    ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP

  • Tyrrel Farm Corners - Nelson Tyrrel Family
  • Lovell Corners
  • Earl Rumbaugh Corners
  • Bonus
    Named Roads:
  • Carson Rd.
  • Burrows Rd.
  • Neilltown Rd.
  • Cattaraugus Rd.
  • Clifton Rd.
  • Kimmie Rd.
  • Dunham Rd. - Edwin Dunham Family
  • Skunk Hole Rd.
  • Col. Drake Hwy.
  • Pithole Rd.
  • Bailey Rd.
  • Warren Tpk.
  • Green Hill Rd.
  • Cashup Rd.
  • Eagle Rock Rd.
    Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:
  • Pithole Creek
  • Otto Run

    CANAL TOWNSHIP

  • McCune - James McCune Family
  • Hannasville - Isaac Hanna Family
  • Canal Center
    Utica Borough borders on Canal Twp.
    Named Roads:
  • Deckerd Run Rd.
  • Judson Rd.
  • Beatty Run Rd.
  • Swamp Rd.
  • Franklin Pike
  • Franklin - Meadville Rd.
  • County Line Rd.
  • Fish Rd.
  • Long Rd.
  • Chestnut Grove Rd.
  • Mill Rd.
  • Foster Rd.
  • Utica Rd.
  • Stevens Rd.
  • Buttermilk Hill Rd.
  • Battles Rd.
  • Old 322
    Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:
  • Deckerd Run
  • Beatty Run
  • Foster Run
  • McCune Run - aka Sutley's Run - McCune Family / Michael & Christopher Sutley
  • Warden Run

    CHERRYTREE TOWNSHIP

  • Breedtown - Joseph Breed Family
  • Prather Corners - Henry Prather Family
  • Toonerville
  • Cherrytree
  • Buxton Corners - Henry Buxton Family
  • Jameson Corner
  • Miller Farm
  • Mason Farm Corners
    Named Roads:
  • Stone Spring House Rd.
  • Line Rd.
  • Buxton - Henry Buxton Family
  • Voorhees Rd.
  • Deets School Rd.
  • Foster Rd.
  • Perry St.
  • Breedtown Rd. - Joseph Breed Family
  • Trout Run Rd.
  • Black Rd.
  • Dutch Hill Rd.
  • Shreve Rd.- Cyrus Shreve Family
  • Fairview Rd.
  • Gresham Rd.
  • Barker Rd.
  • Sopher Rd.
  • Oil City-Titusville Rd. (Rt. 8)
  • Hamilton Corners Rd.
  • Tarr Rd. - George Tarr Family
  • Lamy Ridge Rd.
  • Oil Creek Pike Rd.
  • Pioneer Rd.
  • Carter Rd.
  • Petroleum Center Rd.
    Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:
  • Prather Creek - Henry Prather Family
  • Cherrytree Run
  • Benninghof Run - John Benninghoff Family
  • Oil Creek

    CLINTON TOWNSHIP

  • Bullion - Thomas Bullion Family
  • Clintonville
  • Smith Corners
  • Riddle Crossroads
  • Kennerdell - Richard Kennerdell Family
    Named Roads:
  • Hovis Rd. - John Hovis Family
  • Porter Rd.
  • Bailey Rd.
  • Young Rd.
  • McKrell Rd.
  • Dewoody Rd.
  • Phipps Rd.- John Phipps Family
  • Huffman Rd.
  • Bullion Rd.- Thomas Bullion Family
  • Summit City Rd.
  • Clintonville Rd.
  • Franklin St.
  • Emlenton St.
  • Butler St.
    Named Runs/Creek/Rivers:
  • Bullion Run - Thomas Bullion Family
  • Trout Run
  • Scrubgrass Creek
  • Allegheny River

    CORNPLANTER TOWNSHIP

  • Borough of Oil City
  • Borough of Siverly - Philip H. & Walter Siverly Families
  • Borough of Rouseville is within area of Cornplanter Twp. - H.R. Rouse Family
  • Hasson Heights
  • McClintock - Hamilton McClintock Family
  • Rynd Farm - Ambrose Rynd Family
  • Grandview
  • Rockmere
  • Plumer - Arnold Plumer Family
  • Oleopolis
  • Petroleum Center
  • Pithole
  • Pithole City
  • Russells Corners
  • Columbia Farm - Columbia Oil Co.
  • Owltown
    Named Roads:
  • Union St. Ext.
  • Halyday Run Rd. - Francis Halyday Family
  • Flinn Hwy. (Rt. 8)
  • Gibson Hill Rd.-John & Martha Gibson Family
  • Cemetery Rd.
  • Cherry Run Rd.
  • Moody Run Rd.
  • Horn Rd.
  • Grandview Rd.
  • Waltz Rd.
  • Oil Creek & Bankson Boro Rd.
  • Oleopolis Rd.
  • McFate Rd. - Robert McFate Family
  • Berry Rd.
  • Rynd Farm Rd.
  • Plank Rd.
  • Pithole Rd.
  • Petroleum Center Rd.
  • Burns Lane
    Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:
  • Cornplanter Run
  • Wykle Run
  • Cherry Run
  • Cherrytree Run
  • Pithole Creek - said to derive its name from a chasm on the hill at its mouth
  • Benninghof Run - John Benninghoff Family
  • Oil Creek
  • Lamb Run
  • Calaboose Run - aka Calabe
  • Allender Run - Joseph Allender Family

    CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP

  • Hoag Hill
  • O.B. Perry Corner
  • Seneca - original name was Salem
  • Hill City - Samuel Hill Family
  • Bredinsburg - Major James M. Bredin
  • Hoge Island
  • Venango
  • Astral - Astral Oil Co.
  • Victory
  • Woodland Heights
  • Rose Garden
  • Stanleys Corners
  • Sadlers Corners
  • Tippery - aka Ten Mile Bottom
  • Egypt Corners
  • Cranberry - original name was Salina
  • Twin Oaks
  • Maple Shade
  • Van
  • Alcorn Island
  • Fernbank Station
  • Byrnes Hill - John Byrnes Family
    Named Roads:
  • 28th Division Hwy.
  • George Hill Rd.
  • Meadow Rd.
  • Bredinsburg Rd.
  • Deep Hollow Rd.
  • Aires Hill Rd.
  • Victory Church Rd.
  • Astral Rd.
  • Caldwell Rd.
  • Tool House Rd.
  • East State Rd.
  • Allison Rd.
  • Diamond Rd.
  • Big Egypt Rd.
  • Bucktails Rd.
  • Karns School Rd.
  • Township Line
  • Heckathorne Rd.
  • Stanley Rd.
  • Sage Run Rd. - Joel Sage Family
  • Whipporwill Rd.
  • Horse Creek Rd.
  • Tarklin Rd.
  • Hill City Rd. - Samuel Hill Family
    Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:
  • Allegheny River
  • Lower Two Mile Run
  • East Sandy Creek
  • Horse Creek
  • Wolf Branch
  • Tarkiln Run
  • Halls Run - Samuel & Edward Hall Families
  • Little East Sandy
  • Two Mile Run
  • Pine Run
  • Burford Run
  • Sage Run - Joel Sage Family

    FRENCHCREEK TOWNSHIP

  • Nicklin - Daniel T. Nicklin Family
  • Maple Dale
  • Uniontown
  • J.C. Haylett Corners - James C. Haylett family
  • Bodine Corners
    Boroughs bordering Frenchcreek Township: Franklin, Utica and Polk (previously Waterloo).
    Named Roads:
  • Georgetown Rd. - road to the old town of Georgetown, Mercer Co.
  • Kraft Hill Rd.
  • Perrine Swamp Rd.
  • Deer Creek Rd.
  • Phelps Rd.
  • Conway Rd.
  • Bomish Rd.
  • Nogle Rd.
  • Whipporwill Rd.
  • Niles Rd.
  • Niles Valley Rd.
  • Nicklin Rd.
  • Porter Rd.
  • Stone Rd.
  • Savannah Valley Rd.
  • Liddean Rd.
  • Waterworks Rd.
  • Palm Hill Rd. - Borders Frenchcreek & Mineral Twps.)
  • Polk Rd.
    Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:
  • French Creek
  • Mill Creek
  • Sandy Creek
  • Chubb Run -aka Old Kephart Run.

    IRWIN TOWNSHIP

  • Barkeyville Borough - Henry Barkey Family
  • Nectarine
  • Wesley - original name was Mechanicsville
  • Woods Corners
  • Gilmore's Mill - Amos & L.B. Gilmore Families
  • Allen Corners
  • Pearl
  • Kilgore
    Named Roads:
  • Kerr Rd.
  • Allen Rd.
  • Blair Rd.
  • Bullion Rd. - Thomas Bullion Family
  • Gilmore Rd.
  • Stevenson Rd.
  • Weston Rd. - George & Anna Marie Hall Weston Family
  • Cokain Rd.
  • Jacobs Rd.
  • Hoffman Rd. - Barkey Hoffman Family
  • Byers Rd.
  • Jones Rd.
  • Duncan Rd. - formerly Pringle Rd.
  • Sterrett Rd.
  • Riddle Rd.
  • Gadsby Rd.
  • Cook Rd.
  • Eakin Rd.
  • Frank Hoffman Rd. / Gameland Rd.
  • Woods Rd.
  • Scrubgrass Rd.
  • Dog Hollow Rd.
  • Hells Kitchen Rd.
  • Pike Rd.
  • Log Cemetery Rd.
  • Georgetown Rd.(SR 3003)
  • Coulter Rd.
  • Slippery Rock Creek Rd.
  • Gibb Rd.
  • Old Beech Rd.
  • Millbrook Rd.
  • Whieldon Rd.
  • Mill Rd.
  • Hovis Rd. - border of Victory and Irwin
  • County Line Rd. - border of Irwin Twp. and Marion Twp., Butler Co.
    Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:
  • Williams Run
  • Gilmore Run
  • Scrubgrass Creek
  • Wolf Creek
  • Slippery Rock Creek.

    JACKSON TOWNSHIP

  • Borough of Cooperstown - William Cooper Family
  • Mason
  • McKenzie / McKinzie Corner - borders Jackson & Sugarcreek Twps.
  • Wilson Mills - Alexander Wilson Family
  • Plum Corners
    Named Roads:
  • Beatty Run Rd. - Robert Beatty Family
  • Foster Rd.
  • Sleepy Hollow Rd.
  • Lamberton Rd.
  • Patchel Run Rd. - James Patchel Family
  • Bowman Rd.
  • Baker Rd.
  • Shay Rd.
  • Rice Rd.
  • Ruth Rd.
  • Line Rd.
  • Bradleytown Rd.
  • Lake Creek Rd.
  • Proper Rd.
  • Donation Hill Rd.
  • Wilson Mills Rd.- Alexander Wilson Family
  • Myers Hill Rd.
  • Davis Rd.
  • Judy Rd.
    Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:
  • Beatty Run - Robert Beatty Family
  • Sugar Creek
  • Wolf Run
  • Lake Creek
  • East Branch Sugar Creek
  • McCouley Run

    MINERAL TOWNSHIP

  • Raymilton - A.W. Raymond Family
  • Mt. Pleasant
  • Wallace Corners
  • Henderson Station
    Named Roads:
  • Henderson Station Rd.
  • Gilliland Hill Rd.
  • Hells Kitchen Rd.
  • Palm Hill Rd. - borders Mineral & Frenchcreek Twps.
    Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:
  • Sandy Creek
  • South Sandy Creek
  • Williams Run
  • Lyons Run

    OAKLAND TOWNSHIP

  • Dempseytown - Lawrence & Peter Dempsey Families
  • Oakland Corners
  • Boyd Ctr. Corner
  • Hasletts Corners - James Haslett Family
  • Foster Hill
  • Fosters Corners
    Named Roads:
  • Dempseytown Rd.
  • Deets School Rd.
  • Goodwin Rd.
  • Davis Rd.
  • Tarr Rd.
  • Greshem Rd.
  • Creek Hill Rd.
  • Michael Rd.
  • LeBoueff Rd.
  • Oil City Rd.
  • Pritchard Rd.
  • Baker Rd.
  • Shay Rd.
  • Bowman Rd.
  • Masterson Rd.
  • Franklin-Cherrytree Rd.
  • Halyday Rd.
  • Rynd Farm Rd.
  • Horn Rd.
  • Gibson Hill Rd.
    Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers;
  • East Branch of Sugar Creek
  • Reeds Run - Wm. Reed Family
  • Wykle Run
  • Kane Run
  • Cherrytree Run
  • East Prather

    OIL CREEK TOWNSHIP

  • Drake Well Memorial Park & Museum
  • Borough of Pleasantville
  • Jerusalem Corners
  • Morrison Corners
  • East Shamburg
  • Shamburg - George Shamburg
    Named Roads:
  • Kunz Rd.
  • Bugtown Rd.
  • Dunham Rd.
  • Plank Rd. / Col. Drake Hwy.
  • Shamburg Rd.
  • Old Warren Tpk.
  • Fish & Byles Rd.
  • Holbrook Rd.
  • Miller Farm Rd.
  • White City Rd.
    Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:
  • West Pithole Creek
  • Oil Creek
  • Cherry Run

    PINEGROVE TOWNSHIP

  • Clapp Lease
  • McPhersons Corner
  • Coal Hill
  • Hampton Station
  • Goodmans Corners
  • Powell Corners
  • Auges Corner
  • Fertigs - previously Centerville
  • Sawtown - was aka Unionville
  • Cream Hill
  • Venus
  • (the old town of Lineville was just north of Venus and was on the line of Venango and Clarion Counties)
    Named Roads:
  • Crossover Rd.
  • Marsh Rd.
  • Flockerzi Rd.
  • Ausel Rd.
  • Stewart Rd.
  • Sharrar Rd.
  • Keister Rd.
  • Hale Rd.
  • Burns Rd.
  • Knob Rd.
  • Arron Rd.
  • Sporer Rd.
  • Hockman Rd.
  • Fryburg Rd.
  • Hoy Rd.
  • Old State Rd.
    Named Run/Creeks/Rivers:
  • Reese Run
  • Porcupine Creek
  • Knights Run
  • Cogley Run
  • Sandy Creek
  • Prairie Run
  • Tarkiln Run

    PLUM TOWNSHIP

  • Diamond - named for an old tavern - "The Diamond House"
  • Chapmanville - David Chapman
  • Propers Corners - Samuel Proper Family
  • Bradleytown - aka Frogtown - John G. Bradley Family
  • Sunville - laid out by W.W. Davison
  • Wallaceville - W. W. Wallace
    Named Roads:
  • Noel Rd.
  • Kightlinger Rd.
  • Knapp Rd.
  • Brenner Rd.
  • LeBoueff Trail
  • Balas Rd.
  • Davison Rd.- W.W. Davison Family
  • Sunville Rd.
  • Lesh Rd.
  • Williams Rd.
  • White Rd.
  • Russell Rd.
  • Davis Rd.
  • Rice Rd.
  • McCurdy Rd.
  • Acel Rd.
  • Shadle Rd.
  • Buxton Rd.
  • Voorhees Rd.
  • Corsini Rd.
  • Wright Rd.
  • Snyder Smith Rd.
    Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:
  • East Branch Prather Creek
  • Sugar Creek
  • Spring Run

    PRESIDENT TOWNSHIP

  • Eagle Rock
  • Baum
  • President
  • Green Oaks
  • Henry's Bend - John Henry Family
  • Ahrensville
  • Walnut Bend
    Named Roads:
  • Eagle Rock Rd.
  • Baum Rd.
  • Red Brush Rd.
  • Taylor Refuge Rd.
  • Old President Rd.
  • McCrea Schoolhouse Rd. - Patrick McCrea
  • Crossover Rd.
    Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:
  • Pithole Creek
  • Pine Run
  • Stewart Run
  • Muskrat Run
  • Knights Run
  • Porcupine Creek
  • Hemlock Creek
  • Johnson Run
  • Korb Run
  • McCrea Run
  • Ruse Run

    RICHLAND TOWNSHIP

  • Nickleville
  • Ella Gardner Corners
  • Adams Corners
  • Distlers Corner
  • Mariasville - wife of Benjamin Junkin
  • Bissel Park - historical area & park
  • Borough of Emlenton - borders on Richland Twp.
    Named Roads:
  • Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:
  • Mill Creek
  • Kahle Lake
  • Pine Run
  • Ritchey Run - James Ritchey, Sr. Family

    ROCKLAND TOWNSHIP

  • Barr's Corners - Milton Barr Family
  • Rockland
  • Pittsville
  • East Sandy
  • Smith's Corner - William Smith Family
  • Floyd
  • Coal City
  • Brandon - James Brandon
  • St. George
  • Rockland Station
  • Foster
    Named Roads:
  • Rockland Rd.
  • Hornberg Rd.
  • Slab Furnace Rd.
    Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:
  • Allegheny River
  • Browns Run
  • Shull Run
  • Pine Hill Run
  • Roberts Run
  • Witherup Run
  • East Sandy Creek
  • Barricks Run - Ralph Milton Barrick Family

    SANDY CREEK TOWNSHIP

  • Twin Churches
  • Haggerty Hollow
  • Belmar
  • Ajax
  • Bully Hill
  • Peases Bend - Augustus Pease Family
    Named Roads:
  • Pone Lane
  • Congress Hill
  • Doerr Rd.
  • Polk Cutoff
  • Belmar Rd.
  • Smith Rd.
  • Ajax Rd.
  • Pioneer Rd.
  • Pittsburgh Rd.
    Named Runs/Creeks/Roads:
  • Sandy Creek
  • Allegheny River
  • Morrison Run
  • Ditzenburger Run

    SCRUBGRASS TOWNSHIP

  • Pine Grove
  • Humphreys Corners
  • Sutton Mill
  • Cyrus
  • Lisbon -
  • Eakins Corners - Samuel Eakin Family
  • Crawford Corners - John Crawford Family
  • Wood Hill
  • Hoodville
    Named Roads:
  • McNanny Rd.
  • Bell Rd.
  • Goshen Rd.
  • Griffin Rd.
  • Oliphant Rd. - Grover Oliphant Family
  • Hickman Rd.
  • Cramer Rd.
  • Romanco Rd.
  • Parker Rd.
  • Riviera Rd.
  • Young Rd.
    Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:
  • Whann Run
  • Allegheny River
  • Little Scrubgrass Creek
  • North Fork & South Fork of Little Scrubgrass Creek

    SUGARCREEK TOWNSHIP

  • Rocky Grove
  • Wyattville
  • McKenzie/McKinzie Corner - Angus McKinzie Family
  • Sugarcreek
  • Foster Corner
  • Galloway
  • Takitezy
  • Reno
    Named Roads:
  • Halyday Run Rd.
  • Two Mile Run Rd.
  • Patchel Run Rd. -James Patchel Family
  • Keeley Rd.
  • Lamberton Rd.
  • Franklin - Meadville Rd. (Rt. 322)
  • Cherrytree Rd.,
    Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:
  • Reed Run
  • Allegheny River
  • Two Mile Run
  • West Branch of Two Mile Run
  • Sugar Creek
  • Foster Run
  • Brannon Run

    VICTORY TOWNSHIP

  • Pecan - aka: Dennis Mills, Mays Mills
  • Springville
  • Twin Oaks
  • Five Points
  • Witherup Island
    Named Roads:
  • Slatertown
  • Dennison Run Rd.
  • Bullion - Thomas Bullion Family
  • Fishermans Cove
    Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:
  • Dennison Run
  • Clark Run
  • South Sandy Creek
  • Victory Run

Named Roads: Slatertown, Dennison Run Rd., Bullion, Fishermans Cove.

Named Runs/Creeks/Rivers:Dennison Run, Clark Run, South Sandy Creek, Victory Run.

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