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 East New Castle (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 East New Castle. 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 East New Castle ...
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 East New Castle: E. New Castle
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 and hospitals 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.
East New Castle 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 East New Castle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East New Castle:
- Lawrence County (The home county of East New Castle)
- The following are listed by their distance from East New Castle, with the one closest to East New Castle listed first.
- South New Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Altman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- New Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoningtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Oakland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- West New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- McCaslin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Energy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- East Moravia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Wampum
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from East New Castle, with the one closest to East New Castle listed first.
- Bradford Woods
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Wexford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leetsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Heights
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ingomar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from East New Castle, with the one closest to East New Castle listed first.
- Ellwood City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Frisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Koppel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Sewickley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Lillyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Big Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 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
- New Galilee
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Homewood
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Goehring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Darlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville
(13 miles [20.9 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 East New Castle, with the one closest to East New Castle listed first.
- Portersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Slippery Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Zelienople
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hallston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Branchton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Unionville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Forestville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Bovard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Connoquenessing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from East New Castle, with the one closest to East New Castle listed first.
- Leesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Carbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Millburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- North Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- West Middlesex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Swamproot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Wheatland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrys Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Farrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from East New Castle, with the one closest to East New Castle listed first.
- Barkeyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Clintonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Bullion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- 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
- Pearl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East New Castle, with the one closest to East New Castle listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Palestine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Waterford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- 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)
- Columbiana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leetonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East End
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Franklin Square
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Franklin County (OH)
- Hilltop
(25 miles [40.2 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 East New Castle, with the one closest to East New Castle listed first.
- Lowellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Struthers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hazelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- North Lima
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boardman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Youngstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Cornersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Perkins Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Canfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East New Castle, with the one closest to East New Castle listed first.
- Maplewood Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Hubbard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Masury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- West Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Brookfield Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Churchill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Sodom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Girard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Paynes Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- McDonald
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Weldon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from East New Castle, with the one closest to East New Castle listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East New Castle, see our County-by-County Page for East New Castle.
Cemeteries Near East New Castle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East New Castle.
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 East New Castle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East New Castle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East New Castle, with the one closest to East New Castle listed first.
- Parkside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Vitus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Savannah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillview Manor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity Polish National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Polish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Philip & James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tifereth Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
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 East New Castle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East New Castle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East New Castle, with the one closest to East New Castle listed first.
- New Castle Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Castle Junction is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle Junction
- New Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoningtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- West New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- East Moravia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Moravia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
- Princeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Wampum
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chewton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chewton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewton
- Grahms
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grahms is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahms
- Eastbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eastbrook is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rose Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Edinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East New Castle. See our List of 1890's Communities around East New Castle.
Newspapers Published in East New Castle ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around East New Castle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East New Castle, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East New Castle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 East New Castle:
- 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> | 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East New Castle) 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 East New Castle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |