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 Bonnie Brook (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 Bonnie Brook. 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.
Name Variations for Bonnie Brook ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bonnie Brook: Bonnie Brk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bonnie Brook. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bonnie Brook.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Bonnie Brook 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 Bonnie Brook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bonnie Brook:
- Butler County (The home county of Bonnie Brook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie Brook, with the one closest to Bonnie Brook listed first.
- East Butler
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Herman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Joe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Meadowood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowood is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood
- Butler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Great Belt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Fenelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Greece City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- McCalmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCalmont is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalmont
- Greenwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie Brook, with the one closest to Bonnie Brook listed first.
- Culmerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Curtisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Sligo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Russellton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Karns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Gibsonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brackenridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Natrona
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Tarentum
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rural Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Indianola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bradford Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie Brook, with the one closest to Bonnie Brook listed first.
- Shadyside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- Laird Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Worthington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kaylor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Slate Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Cowansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Walkchalk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Bradys Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Queenstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Aladdin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Freeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie Brook, with the one closest to Bonnie Brook listed first.
- Goehring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Lillyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Knob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Wallace City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Barrisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Frisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Wurtemburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Sewickley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Economy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie Brook, with the one closest to Bonnie Brook listed first.
- East Brady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Catfish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Bela
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- West Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Foxburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lawsonham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Rimersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Toby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Callensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Saint Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Indiana County
- West Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie Brook, with the one closest to Bonnie Brook listed first.
- Grant City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rose Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Harlansburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Ellport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Energy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- McCaslin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Altman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Wampum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South New Castle
(27 miles [43.5 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
- East Moravia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- New Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- New Castle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie Brook, with the one closest to Bonnie Brook listed first.
- North Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Swamproot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrys Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Leesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Kilgore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Millburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie Brook, with the one closest to Bonnie Brook listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Clintonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Barkeyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bullion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Emlenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint George
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Pearl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Nickleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Coal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Henderson Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie Brook, with the one closest to Bonnie Brook listed first.
- Bagdad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- West Leechburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Arnold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lower Burrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Kensington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hyde Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weinel Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Parnassus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- East Vandergrift
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- North Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bonnie Brook, see our County-by-County Page for Bonnie Brook.
Cemeteries Near Bonnie Brook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonnie Brook.
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 Bonnie Brook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bonnie Brook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bonnie Brook, with the one closest to Bonnie Brook listed first.
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gruenwalt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter's Parish Family RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46247 <2>
- North Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
- The North Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44515 <2>
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Butler Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45919 <2>
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Whitmire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Bonnie Brook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bonnie Brook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bonnie Brook, with the one closest to Bonnie Brook listed first.
- Carbon Center
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carbon Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Brinker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brinker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinker
- Herman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Joe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Butler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Great Belt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- North Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Coyleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coyleville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyleville
- Fenelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greece City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- McCalmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCalmont is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalmont
- Jefferson Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Center
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Rattigan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rattigan is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattigan
- Chicora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bonnie Brook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonnie Brook.
Newspapers Published in Bonnie Brook ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonnie Brook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bonnie Brook, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bonnie Brook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bonnie Brook:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Indiana County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Westmoreland 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 Bonnie Brook, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bonnie Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |