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 Freedom (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 Freedom. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Freedom 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 Freedom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Freedom:
- Beaver County (The home county of Freedom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
- East Rochester
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Conway
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Monaca
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Phillipsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Phillipsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Bridgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Rochester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Wallace City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Fallston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Aliquippa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
- Bell Acres
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Leetsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Duff City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Bradford Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Edgeworth
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Sewickley Heights
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Borough of Glen Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Glen Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Haysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Osborne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
- Freeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aladdin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
- Fernway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fox Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Seven Fields
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Zelienople
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Callery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Evans City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Myoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Watters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Valencia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
- Ellport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Wampum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Beaver
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Enon Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Energy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- East Moravia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Altman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Rose Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- South New Castle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Grant City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Mahoningtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mount Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
- North Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
- Candor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- MacDonald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Hanlin Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Burgettstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Cokeburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Thompsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Woodrow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
- Arnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
- East End
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- State Line ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Calcutta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Liverpool
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Palestine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Mill Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Glenmoor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Walkers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Unity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Carmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Rogers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
- Empire
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Stratton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Toronto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- New Somerset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Irondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Island Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Alikanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Osage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Steubenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
- New Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lowellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Poland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Follansbee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Newell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Weirton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Freedom, see our County-by-County Page for Freedom.
Cemeteries Near Freedom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Freedom.
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 Freedom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Freedom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Passavant Memorial Homes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Irvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Cecilias Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (445 more) ...
- Daugherty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sylvania Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clark Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Freedom had a population of 704 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Freedom had a population of 1,458 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Freedom, with the one closest to Freedom listed first.
- Stobo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stobo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stobo
- Conway
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Phillipsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Monaca
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rochester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Beaver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Fallston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellowsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bellowsville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellowsville
- Aliquippa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Economy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- New Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Freedom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Freedom.
Newspapers Published in Freedom ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Freedom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Freedom, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Freedom.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Freedom:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Beaver County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Brooke 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 Freedom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Freedom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |