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 Coal Hollow (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 Coal Hollow. 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 Coal Hollow ...
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 Coal Hollow: Coal Holw. (or less commonly used: Coal Hlw. or Coal Hllw.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Coal Hollow. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coal Hollow.
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 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.
Coal Hollow 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 Coal Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coal Hollow:
- Butler County (The home county of Coal Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Ekastown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Saxonburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Leasureville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Dennys Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Frazier Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Great Belt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Herman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Nixon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Meadowood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowood is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood
- Oak Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Culmerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Karns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Sligo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Curtisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Brackenridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Natrona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Russellton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tarentum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rural Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Indianola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cheswick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gibsonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Aladdin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Shadyside Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- McVille
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Worthington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Rosston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rosston is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- West Ford City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
- Leechburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ford Cliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ford Cliff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
- Laird Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Knob
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Wallace City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Economy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Goehring
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Baden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barrisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Lillyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Aliquippa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- East Brady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Catfish
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Lawsonham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Bela
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Rimersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Toby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Leatherwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Callensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Foxburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Piolett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- West Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Clarksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saltsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shelocta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- White
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Parkwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Bow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Aultman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Willet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Beyer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Ellport
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Grant City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rose Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Energy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Harlansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Courtneys Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Venango County
- Eakin Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Bagdad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Arnold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lower Burrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg
(10 miles [16.1 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
- New Kensington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Parnassus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Hyde Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weinel Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- East Vandergrift
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma
(14 miles [22.5 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
(16 miles [25.7 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 Coal Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Coal Hollow.
Cemeteries Near Coal Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coal Hollow.
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 Coal Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coal Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Pape Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Unity Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Unity Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Curtisville.
- The Pleasant Unity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Unity United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222486 <3>
- Millerstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Middlesex Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bull Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freeport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeport Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Freeport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44888 <3>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- Rockdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Transfiguration Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Coal Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coal Hollow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Ekastown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Sarversville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sarversville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarversville
- Sarver
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandy Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Lick is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lick
- Saxonburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Leasureville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Jefferson Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Center
- Great Belt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Boggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boggsville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
- Culmerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Garvers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garvers Ferry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvers Ferry
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aladdin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Herman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coal Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coal Hollow.
Newspapers Published in Coal Hollow ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coal Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coal Hollow, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coal Hollow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Coal Hollow:
- 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Coal Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Coal Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |