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 Fombell (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 Fombell. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Fombell is located in Beaver 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 Beaver County: Columbiana (OH), Allegheny, Butler, Lawrence, Washington & Hancock (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Fombell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fombell:
- Beaver County (The home county of Fombell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fombell, with the one closest to Fombell listed first.
- Goehring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Barrisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Lillyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Frisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Wurtemburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Eastvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastvale is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Homewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Koppel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fombell, with the one closest to Fombell listed first.
- Bradford Woods
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Wexford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Franklin Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Leetsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Hills
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Edgeworth
(17 miles [27.4 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 Heights
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Gibsonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fombell, with the one closest to Fombell listed first.
- Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shadyside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Aladdin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Slate Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Worthington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Laird Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Fredericksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fombell, with the one closest to Fombell listed first.
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zelienople
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evans City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fernway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Connoquenessing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Watters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Whitestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Callery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Myoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fombell, with the one closest to Fombell listed first.
- Ellport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Energy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- New Beaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- East Moravia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Altman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Grant City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- South New Castle
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Enon Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Mahoningtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fombell, with the one closest to Fombell listed first.
- North Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Leesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Swamproot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Carbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Perrys Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Mercer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Middlesex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fombell, with the one closest to Fombell listed first.
- Barkeyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fombell, with the one closest to Fombell listed first.
- Candor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- MacDonald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fombell, with the one closest to Fombell listed first.
- Arnold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Kensington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fombell, with the one closest to Fombell listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Unity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Mill Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Calcutta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East End
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- New Waterford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Liverpool
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- La Croft
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Glenmoor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fombell, with the one closest to Fombell listed first.
- Stratton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fombell, with the one closest to Fombell listed first.
- New Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Poland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Struthers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Boardman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Youngstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fombell, with the one closest to Fombell listed first.
- Hubbard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fombell, with the one closest to Fombell listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fombell, see our County-by-County Page for Fombell.
Cemeteries Near Fombell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fombell.
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 Fombell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fombell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fombell, with the one closest to Fombell listed first.
- Camp Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Run Cemetery
- The Camp Run Cemetery has also been known as:
- Camp Run United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44520 <2>
- Concord UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Beaver Falls.
- The Concord UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Concord Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144160 <2>
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burns Unionville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmonist Society Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wurtemburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slippery Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvania Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (396 more) ...
- St. Cecilias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wagner Oak Grove 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fombell had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fombell, with the one closest to Fombell listed first.
- Goehring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Barrisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Zelienople
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lillyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- McKimm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McKimm is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKimm
- Wurtemburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Frisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Eidenau
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eidenau is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidenau
- Middle Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Lancaster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Lancaster
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ellwood City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bellton is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
- Thompson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fombell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fombell.
Newspapers Published in Fombell ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fombell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fombell, 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 Fombell.
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 Fombell:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Beaver County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fombell) 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 Fombell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |