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 Harmony Junction (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 Harmony Junction. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Harmony Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Harmony Junction: Harmony Jct. (or less commonly used: Harmony Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Harmony Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harmony Junction.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Harmony Junction 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 Harmony Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harmony Junction:
- Butler County (The home county of Harmony Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony Junction, with the one closest to Harmony Junction listed first.
- Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zelienople
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Evans City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Connoquenessing
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Ribold
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
- Callery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Fox Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Myoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Brownsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony Junction, with the one closest to Harmony Junction listed first.
- Bradford Woods
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Duff City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Gibsonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park
(14 miles [22.5 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
- 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
- Ingomar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Hills
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leetsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Culmerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Curtisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony Junction, with the one closest to Harmony Junction listed first.
- Freeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shadyside Village
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- 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
- Worthington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Laird Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Kaylor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- McVille
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Fredericksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Cowansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Walkchalk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Bradys Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony Junction, with the one closest to Harmony Junction listed first.
- Goehring
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Lillyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Barrisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Wurtemburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Wallace City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Frisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Ellwood City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Freedom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony Junction, with the one closest to Harmony Junction listed first.
- East Brady
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Catfish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony Junction, with the one closest to Harmony Junction listed first.
- Ellport
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Rose Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Energy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Grant City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Wampum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Altman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- New Beaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Harlansburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- East Moravia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- McCaslin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- South New Castle
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony Junction, with the one closest to Harmony Junction 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- 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
- Millburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- 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
- Carbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Mercer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony Junction, with the one closest to Harmony Junction listed first.
- Barkeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Clintonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eakin Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony Junction, with the one closest to Harmony Junction 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 Harmony Junction, with the one closest to Harmony Junction listed first.
- Arnold
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Kensington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Bagdad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Lower Burrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Leechburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Weinel Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Hyde Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Vandergrift
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony Junction, with the one closest to Harmony Junction listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Unity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East End
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- 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
- Calcutta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- East Liverpool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Croft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- New Waterford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony Junction, with the one closest to Harmony Junction listed first.
- New Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony Junction, with the one closest to Harmony Junction listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Newell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harmony Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Harmony Junction.
Cemeteries Near Harmony Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harmony Junction.
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 Harmony Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harmony Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harmony Junction, with the one closest to Harmony Junction listed first.
- Harmonist Society Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Evans City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Burns Unionville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Nebb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wagner Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Brownsdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville Bible Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boggs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (386 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zions Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wurtemburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Harmony Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harmony Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harmony Junction, with the one closest to Harmony Junction listed first.
- Eidenau
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eidenau is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidenau
- Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zelienople
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Evans City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Middle Lancaster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Lancaster
- Zeno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zeno is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeno
- Connoquenessing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Callery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ribold
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
- Goehring
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Fombell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fombell is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fombell
- Ogle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Myoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Whitestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Brownsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harmony Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harmony Junction.
Newspapers Published in Harmony Junction ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harmony Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harmony Junction, 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 Harmony Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Harmony Junction:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana 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 Harmony Junction, 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- Harmony Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |