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 Furnace Hill (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 Furnace Hill. 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 doctors and 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.
Furnace Hill is located in Mercer 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 Mercer County: Mahoning (OH), Trumbull (OH), Butler, Crawford, Lawrence & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Furnace Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Furnace Hill:
- Mercer County (The home county of Furnace Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnace Hill, with the one closest to Furnace Hill listed first.
- West Middlesex
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farrell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Hermitage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grove City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Millburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnace Hill, with the one closest to Furnace Hill listed first.
- New Galilee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Ellwood City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Darlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Koppel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Wurtemburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Cannelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Homewood
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Lillyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnace Hill, with the one closest to Furnace Hill listed first.
- Slippery Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Harrisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- West Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Branchton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Bovard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Hallston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Murrinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnace Hill, with the one closest to Furnace Hill listed first.
- Atlantic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Pymatuning South
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Adamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Hartstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Westford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westford is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Pymatuning Central
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Espyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnace Hill, with the one closest to Furnace Hill listed first.
- Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- New Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Nashua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- New Wilmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Edinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Volant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Oakwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- West New Castle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Bessemer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Castle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnace Hill, with the one closest to Furnace Hill listed first.
- Barkeyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Henderson Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Nectarine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Bullion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Pearl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Clintonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- York County
- Adamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnace Hill, with the one closest to Furnace Hill listed first.
- Stanhope
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Simons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- West Williamsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Wick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Colebrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Andover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnace Hill, with the one closest to Furnace Hill listed first.
- Unity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Columbiana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Waterford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Washingtonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leetonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Rogers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- East Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Franklin County (OH)
- Hilltop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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 Furnace Hill, with the one closest to Furnace Hill listed first.
- Lowellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Campbell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Youngstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Struthers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Boardman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- New Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Austintown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Portage County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnace Hill, with the one closest to Furnace Hill listed first.
- Diamond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Lloyd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Keans ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Keans is located in Portage County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Mahoning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Windham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnace Hill, with the one closest to Furnace Hill listed first.
- Masury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Coalburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Maplewood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Weldon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Yankee Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Paynes Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Sodom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Churchill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Furnace Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Furnace Hill.
Cemeteries Near Furnace Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Furnace Hill.
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 Furnace Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Furnace Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Furnace Hill, with the one closest to Furnace Hill listed first.
- United Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Brethren Cemetery
- The United Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Jim Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Hungarian RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Farrell.
- The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Adalbert Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203767 <2>
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthonys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Farrell.
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery has also been known as:
- Italian Cemetery
- Our Lady of Fatima Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45979 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Farrell.
- The St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205976 <2>
- St. Ann's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ann's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Farrell.
- The St. Ann's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Anne's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167384 <2>
- Continue List (370 more) ...
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Furnace Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Furnace Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Furnace Hill, with the one closest to Furnace Hill listed first.
- West Middlesex
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bentley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bentley is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Carbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Grove City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Neshannock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sharpsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 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 Furnace Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Furnace Hill.
Newspapers Published in Furnace Hill ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Furnace Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Furnace Hill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Furnace Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Furnace Hill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Venango County
- York County
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Trumbull 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 Furnace Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Furnace Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |