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 Petersburg (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 Petersburg. 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.
Petersburg is located in Mahoning County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mahoning County: Columbiana, Portage, Stark, Trumbull, Lawrence (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Petersburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Petersburg:
- Mahoning County (The home county of Petersburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- New Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lowellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Poland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Boardman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Struthers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hazelton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Greenford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Canfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Youngstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Mechanicstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Unity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- New Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Columbiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Leetonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin Square
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Lisbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Cream City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Stratton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Empire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- New Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Sugar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Lloyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Keans ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Diamond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Stark County
- Alliance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Maplewood Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Hubbard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Churchill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Coalburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Klines Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Sodom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Girard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Masury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hilltop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Brookfield Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Paynes Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Niles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Bell Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Leetsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Duff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Edgeworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Cannelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Big Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Homewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Koppel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellwood City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- West Mayfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Mayfield is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Frisco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Beaver Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastvale is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Butler County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Portersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Zelienople
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Whitestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Fernway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Evans City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Slippery Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Connoquenessing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Fox Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Callery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- S.N.P.J
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Bessemer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Enon Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Mount Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- East Moravia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- New Beaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Robinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Edinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mahoningtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- South New Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- West Middlesex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Clark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Farrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grove City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hermitage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Sharpsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- North Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Mercer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Newell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Petersburg, see our County-by-County Page for Petersburg.
Cemeteries Near Petersburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petersburg.
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 Petersburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Petersburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Petersburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Koch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Springfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Schroy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Unity Brick Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beard Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schroy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Beaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (428 more) ...
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Waterford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Petersburg had a population of 513 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Unity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- New Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bessemer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Enon Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Hillsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- North Lima
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Columbiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- East Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Fairfield is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairfield
- Mill Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Negley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Negley is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Petersburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Petersburg.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Petersburg ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersburg.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Petersburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Petersburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Petersburg.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> of Petersburg.
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 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 Petersburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Trumbull County
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Hancock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Petersburg, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Petersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |