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 Cottage Grove (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 Cottage Grove. 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 Cottage Grove ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cottage Grove: Cottage Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cottage Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cottage Grove.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Cottage Grove is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Columbiana (OH), Mahoning (OH), Beaver, Butler & Mercer.
Below are the counties that are near Cottage Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cottage Grove:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Cottage Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
- New Wilmington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Volant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- New Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West New Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- McCaslin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Altman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Mahoningtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Harlansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Edinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
- Ellwood City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Frisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Lillyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- North Sewickley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Big Beaver
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Koppel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Galilee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Homewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Darlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goehring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Barrisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
- Slippery Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Forestville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Harrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bovard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Hallston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Prospect
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Murrinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Atlantic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Pymatuning South
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
- Leesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Millburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- West Middlesex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Hermitage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Courtneys Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Farrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grove City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
- Barkeyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nectarine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Henderson Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Clintonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bullion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Pearl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Eakin Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Polk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Saint George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Coal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Nicklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Utica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- York County
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Unity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Waterford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- East Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Rogers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leetonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Franklin County (OH)
- Hilltop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
- Lowellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Struthers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Poland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Youngstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boardman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North Lima
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Perkins Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- East Lewistown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Austintown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
- Masury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Maplewood Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Coalburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Brookfield Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Weldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Yankee Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Sodom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Five Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Paynes Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Churchill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cottage Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Cottage Grove.
Cemeteries Near Cottage Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cottage Grove.
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 Cottage Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cottage Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
- Fayette Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Castle View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Volant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graceland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of New Castle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #181852 <2>
- East Brook Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brook Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The East Brook Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Brook United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Eastbrook Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Eastbrook United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Harbor Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of New Castle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1222872 <2>
- Tifereth Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tifereth Israel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tifereth Israel Cemetery is located in New Castle.
- The Tifereth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Temple Israel Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Oak Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pulaski Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cottage Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cottage Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
- New Wilmington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grahms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grahms is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahms
- Volant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Eastbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eastbrook is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
- Indian Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Run is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run
- Leesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- West New Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- New Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Hoagland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hoagland is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Edinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cottage Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cottage Grove.
Newspapers Published in Cottage Grove ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottage Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cottage Grove, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cottage Grove.
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 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 Cottage Grove:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Crawford County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- York County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Mahoning County
- Trumbull 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> | 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- Cottage Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cottage Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |