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 Glen Eden (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 Glen Eden. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Glen Eden is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Glen Eden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glen Eden:
- Butler County (The home county of Glen Eden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Eden, with the one closest to Glen Eden listed first.
- Ogle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
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- Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Fernway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Callery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evans City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Myoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Zelienople
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Watters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Mars
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Connoquenessing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Ribold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Eden, with the one closest to Glen Eden listed first.
- Bradford Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Wexford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Franklin Park
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Gibsonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Ingomar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Hills
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Leetsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allison Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Eden, with the one closest to Glen Eden listed first.
- Freeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Aladdin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Shadyside Village
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Slate Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Laird Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- McVille
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Worthington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leechburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Neale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Walkchalk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- West Ford City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
- Kaylor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Cowansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Eden, with the one closest to Glen Eden listed first.
- Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Wallace City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Economy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Barrisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goehring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Baden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Monaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Phillipsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Phillipsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Eden, with the one closest to Glen Eden listed first.
- Ellport
(12 miles [19.3 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Wampum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- New Beaver
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Grant City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Altman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- East Moravia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Harlansburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Enon Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McCaslin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Mahoningtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- South New Castle
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Eden, with the one closest to Glen Eden listed first.
- North Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Leesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Swamproot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Eden, with the one closest to Glen Eden listed first.
- MacDonald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Candor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Dinsmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Cokeburg
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Burgettstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Eden, with the one closest to Glen Eden listed first.
- Arnold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Kensington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Weinel Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- West Leechburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Hyde Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Vandergrift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Oklahoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Vandergrift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Murrysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Eden, with the one closest to Glen Eden listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East End
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Liverpool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Unity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- La Croft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Glenmoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- New Waterford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Walkers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Eden, with the one closest to Glen Eden listed first.
- 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
- Stratton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Eden, with the one closest to Glen Eden listed first.
- New Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Eden, with the one closest to Glen Eden listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Newell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 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 Glen Eden, see our County-by-County Page for Glen Eden.
Cemeteries Near Glen Eden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glen Eden.
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 Glen Eden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glen Eden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glen Eden, with the one closest to Glen Eden listed first.
- Wagner Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evans City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Unionville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mars Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harmonist Society Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (404 more) ...
- Holy Savior Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Brownsdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Glen Eden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glen Eden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glen Eden, with the one closest to Glen Eden listed first.
- Ogle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Lovi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lovi is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovi
- Callery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evans City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Zelienople
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Myoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Eidenau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eidenau is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidenau
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mars
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Economy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Wall Rose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wall Rose is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Rose
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Downieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Downieville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
- Zeno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zeno is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeno
- Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glen Eden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glen Eden.
Newspapers Published in Glen Eden ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen Eden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glen Eden, 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 Glen Eden.
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 Glen Eden:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning 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 Glen Eden, 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 from Point A (ie- Glen Eden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |