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 Derringer Corners (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 Derringer Corners. 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 Derringer Corners ...
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 Derringer Corners: Derringer Cors.
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 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.
Derringer Corners 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 Derringer Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Derringer Corners:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Derringer Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derringer Corners, with the one closest to Derringer Corners listed first.
- S.N.P.J
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Mount Jackson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Bessemer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enon Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Moravia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Hillsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Mahoningtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- New Beaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Robinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derringer Corners, with the one closest to Derringer Corners listed first.
- Bell Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Bradford Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Duff City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Leetsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Wexford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Sewickley Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Sewickley Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Sewickley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derringer Corners, with the one closest to Derringer Corners listed first.
- New Galilee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Cannelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Beaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Koppel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellwood City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Frisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- West Mayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Mayfield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Wurtemburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Eastvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eastvale is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derringer Corners, with the one closest to Derringer Corners listed first.
- Portersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zelienople
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Whitestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Slippery Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Evans City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fernway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Connoquenessing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Ogle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Callery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derringer Corners, with the one closest to Derringer Corners listed first.
- Carbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- West Middlesex
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Clark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Farrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Millburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Grove City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hermitage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Sharpsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derringer Corners, with the one closest to Derringer Corners listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- East Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Rogers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leetonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin Square
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Calcutta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,626 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <1>
- Franklin County (OH)
- Hilltop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derringer Corners, with the one closest to Derringer Corners listed first.
- Irondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Cream City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Empire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- New Somerset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derringer Corners, with the one closest to Derringer Corners listed first.
- New Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Struthers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boardman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Hazelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Cornersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Youngstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Portage County (OH)
- Lloyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derringer Corners, with the one closest to Derringer Corners listed first.
- Maplewood Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Hubbard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coalburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Churchill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Sodom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Masury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Girard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- West Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Hilltop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Brookfield Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Paynes Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derringer Corners, with the one closest to Derringer Corners listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Newell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Derringer Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Derringer Corners.
Cemeteries Near Derringer Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Derringer Corners.
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 Derringer Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Derringer Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Derringer Corners, with the one closest to Derringer Corners listed first.
- Westfield Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Petersburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Beaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Koch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Brick Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madonna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (406 more) ...
- Ashton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beard Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Schroy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Derringer Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Derringer Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Derringer Corners, with the one closest to Derringer Corners listed first.
- Mount Jackson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Petersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bessemer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enon Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moravia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
- Hillsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- East Moravia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- New Castle Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle Junction is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle Junction
- Mahoningtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- New Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- State Line ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wampum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Edinburg
(6 miles [9.7 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 Derringer Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Derringer Corners.
Newspapers Published in Derringer Corners ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Derringer Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Derringer Corners, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Derringer Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Derringer Corners:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Mercer County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Trumbull County
- Hancock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Derringer Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Derringer Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |