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 Blackhawk (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 Blackhawk. 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.
Blackhawk is located in Beaver 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 Beaver County: Columbiana (OH), Allegheny, Butler, Lawrence, Washington & Hancock (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Blackhawk. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackhawk:
- Beaver County (The home county of Blackhawk)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
- Esther ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Esther is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Dawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Ohioville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Midland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Industry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Patterson Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Patterson Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Cannelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shippingport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Beaver Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
- Murdocksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Leetsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Edgeworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Duff City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Moon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Sewickley Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Sewickley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Borough of Glen Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Glen Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Osborne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Sewickley Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Bradford Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
- Fernway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Zelienople
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ogle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fox Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Evans City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Seven Fields
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Callery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Myoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Watters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Portersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mars
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
- Enon Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Beaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- East Moravia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- S.N.P.J
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Mount Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Energy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Bessemer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mahoningtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- South New Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
- Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Dinsmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Candor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Hanlin Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- MacDonald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burgettstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Pattersons Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Woodrow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Carroll County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
- Mechanicstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wattsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Augusta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Watheys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
- Calcutta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East End
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- La Croft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- State Line ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- East Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- East Liverpool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
- Empire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Sugar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- New Somerset
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Knoxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Toronto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Osage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Alikanna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Richmond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
- New Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Lima
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Lowellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Poland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greenford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Struthers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boardman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hazelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Canfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Trumbull County (OH)
- Maplewood Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Follansbee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hooverson Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Newell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Weirton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackhawk, see our County-by-County Page for Blackhawk.
Cemeteries Near Blackhawk ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackhawk.
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 Blackhawk - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackhawk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
- Glass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jackman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seceder United Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Achor Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calcutta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longs Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Christler Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Falls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (454 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbiana County Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Blackhawk had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
- Ohioville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Smiths Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Ferry is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Ferry
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Industry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Calcutta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East End
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Shippingport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Vanport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vanport is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Negley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Negley is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negley
- Achor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Achor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achor
- Sprucevale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sprucevale is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucevale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cannelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Hookstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McCleary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCleary is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackhawk. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackhawk.
Newspapers Published in Blackhawk ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackhawk.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackhawk, 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 Blackhawk.
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 Blackhawk:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Beaver County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Trumbull County
- Brooke County
- Hancock 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 Blackhawk, 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 from Point A (ie- Blackhawk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |