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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 Carbon (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 Carbon. 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 and doctors 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.

Carbon is located in Mercer County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mercer County: Mahoning (OH), Trumbull (OH), Butler, Crawford, Lawrence & Venango.

Below are the counties that are near Carbon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carbon:

  • Mercer County     (The home county of Carbon)
  • Beaver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carbon, with the one closest to Carbon listed first.
    • Ellwood City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Frisco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Beaver County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Frisco
      • From Carbon to Frisco
    • New Galilee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Galilee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
      • New Galilee is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Wurtemburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Big Beaver
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
      • Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
    • Koppel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koppel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koppel
      • Koppel is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Koppel <2>
    • Lillyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Darlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Darlington is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darlington <2>
    • Homewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
      • Homewood is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Thompson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Beaver County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thompson
      • From Carbon to Thompson
    • Cannelton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • West Mayfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mayfield
      • West Mayfield is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Barrisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
      • Barrisville is located in Beaver County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barrisville
      • From Carbon to Barrisville
  • Butler County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carbon, with the one closest to Carbon listed first.
    • Adamsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Atlantic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
      • Atlantic is located in Crawford County
    • Pymatuning South
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Turnersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
      • Turnersville is located in Crawford County
    • Hartstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Westford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
      • Westford is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Westford
      • From Carbon to Westford
    • Geneva
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Crawford County
    • Pymatuning Central
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
      • Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County
    • Conneaut Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Cochranton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
      • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <2>
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carbon, with the one closest to Carbon listed first.
    • New Wilmington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
      • New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <2>
    • Pulaski
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Volant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volant
      • Volant is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volant <2>
    • Edinburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Oakwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
    • New Castle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • West New Castle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Robinson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Robinson
      • From Carbon to Robinson
    • Oakland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Lawrence County
    • McCaslin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCaslin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
      • McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McCaslin
      • From Carbon to McCaslin
    • Hillsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mahoningtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Harlansburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Venango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carbon, with the one closest to Carbon listed first.
    • Barkeyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkeyville
      • Barkeyville is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barkeyville <2>
    • Henderson Station
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nectarine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nectarine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
      • Nectarine is located in Venango County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nectarine
      • From Carbon to Nectarine
    • Pearl
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bullion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
      • Bullion is located in Venango County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bullion
      • From Carbon to Bullion
    • Clintonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Clintonville is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintonville <2>
    • Polk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Utica
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eakin Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Coal City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint George
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Nicklin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • York County
  • Ashtabula County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carbon, with the one closest to Carbon listed first.
    • Stanhope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanhope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
      • Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stanhope
      • From Carbon to Stanhope
    • Simons
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
      • Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Simons
      • From Carbon to Simons
    • West Williamsfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
      • Wick is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wick
      • From Carbon to Wick
  • Columbiana County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carbon, with the one closest to Carbon listed first.
    • Unity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • State Line ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to State Line
      • From Carbon to State Line
    • East Palestine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palestine
      • East Palestine is located in Columbiana County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Palestine <2>
    • Columbiana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • New Waterford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waterford
      • New Waterford is located in Columbiana County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waterford <2>
    • Mill Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mill Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
      • Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mill Rock
      • From Carbon to Mill Rock
    • Washingtonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Leetonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leetonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetonia
      • Leetonia is located in Columbiana County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leetonia <2>
    • Rogers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <2>
    • East Carmel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Carmel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
      • East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Carmel
      • From Carbon to East Carmel
    • Salem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin County (OH)
    • Hilltop
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilltop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Hilltop is located in Franklin County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hilltop
      • From Carbon to Hilltop
  • Mahoning County (OH)
  • Trumbull County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carbon, with the one closest to Carbon listed first.
    • West Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
      • West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Masury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hubbard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
      • Hubbard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <2>
    • Brookfield Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
      • Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Maplewood Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
      • Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Weldon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coalburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coalburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
      • Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coalburg
      • From Carbon to Coalburg
    • Five Points
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Yankee Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
      • Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Orangeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
      • Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Paynes Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sodom
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sodom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
      • Sodom is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sodom
      • From Carbon to Sodom
    • Churchill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carbon, see our County-by-County Page for Carbon.

Cemeteries Near Carbon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carbon.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carbon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carbon, with the one closest to Carbon listed first.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Carbon had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Carbon, with the one closest to Carbon listed first.

  • Bethel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Mercer County
  • Neshannock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neshannock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshannock
    • Neshannock is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neshannock <2>
  • New Wilmington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
    • New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <2>
  • Pulaski
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Middlesex
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Middlesex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middlesex
    • West Middlesex is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Middlesex <2>
  • Indian Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run
    • Indian Run is located in Mercer County
  • Hoagland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoagland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
    • Hoagland is located in Mercer County
  • Nashua
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Nashua is located in Lawrence County
  • Hermitage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheatland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Volant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volant
    • Volant is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volant <2>
  • Millburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
    • Millburn is located in Mercer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Millburn
    • From Carbon to Millburn
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sharon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • New Bedford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
      • New Bedford is located in Lawrence County
    • Grahms
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahms
      • Grahms is located in Lawrence County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carbon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carbon.

Newspapers Published in Carbon ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carbon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carbon, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carbon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Carbon:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carbon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Carbon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carbon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carbon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1645, Longitude: -80.3776       In this case, the coordinates for Carbon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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