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 Duckrun (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 Duckrun. 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 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.
Duckrun 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 Duckrun. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duckrun:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Duckrun)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckrun, with the one closest to Duckrun listed first.
- Energy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Ellport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Wampum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Altman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- New Beaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- East Moravia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Rose Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Mahoningtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- South New Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- McCaslin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Grant City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- New Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckrun, with the one closest to Duckrun listed first.
- Bradford Woods
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Bell Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Duff City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Wexford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leetsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park
(23 miles [37 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
- Edgeworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Sewickley Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Gibsonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Sewickley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ingomar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckrun, with the one closest to Duckrun listed first.
- Ellwood City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Frisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Lillyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- North Sewickley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Koppel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Goehring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Big Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Barrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- New Galilee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckrun, with the one closest to Duckrun listed first.
- Portersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zelienople
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- West Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Connoquenessing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Evans City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slippery Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Callery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fernway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckrun, with the one closest to Duckrun listed first.
- Leesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- North Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Carbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Millburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Swamproot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Mercer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- West Middlesex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Wheatland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Farrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckrun, with the one closest to Duckrun listed first.
- Barkeyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Clintonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eakin Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Bullion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Henderson Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckrun, with the one closest to Duckrun listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Mill Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- New Waterford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Carmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Rogers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East End
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Glenmoor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- La Croft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Franklin County (OH)
- Hilltop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Duckrun, with the one closest to Duckrun listed first.
- New Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lowellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Struthers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boardman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hazelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- East Lewistown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Youngstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Perkins Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckrun, with the one closest to Duckrun listed first.
- Maplewood Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Hubbard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Masury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Churchill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Brookfield Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Klines Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Sodom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Girard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paynes Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- McDonald
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckrun, with the one closest to Duckrun listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duckrun, see our County-by-County Page for Duckrun.
Cemeteries Near Duckrun ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duckrun.
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 Duckrun - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duckrun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duckrun, with the one closest to Duckrun listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Slippery Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Polish National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wurtemburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillview Manor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parkside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Vitus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (369 more) ...
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Savannah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Duckrun in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Duckrun.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duckrun, with the one closest to Duckrun listed first.
- Wampum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chewton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chewton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewton
- Ellwood City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Rock Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- North Sewickley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Frisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Lillyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Princeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bellton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bellton is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McKimm
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McKimm is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKimm
- East Moravia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Moravia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Duckrun. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duckrun.
Newspapers Published in Duckrun ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duckrun.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duckrun, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duckrun.
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 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 Duckrun:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Mahoning 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> | 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- Duckrun) 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 Duckrun, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |