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 Hazen (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 Hazen. 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 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.
Hazen 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 Hazen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hazen:
- Beaver County (The home county of Hazen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Goehring
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Lillyville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Frisco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Barrisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Ellwood City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Koppel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastvale is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Bradford Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Bell Acres
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Duff City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Wexford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leetsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Hills
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Franklin Park
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Edgeworth
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 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
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Gibsonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Freeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shadyside Village
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Zelienople
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evans City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fernway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Watters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Whitestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Connoquenessing
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Ellport
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Energy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- New Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Altman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Rose Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Enon Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grant City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Mahoningtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- South New Castle
(12 miles [19.3 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
- McCaslin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen 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
- Leesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Courtneys Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Carbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Millburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Swamproot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- 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
- West Middlesex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Barkeyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen 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 Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Arnold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Kensington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Unity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Mill Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Calcutta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East End
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Carmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- New Waterford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- La Croft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- East Liverpool
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmoor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Stratton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Empire
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Cream City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Sugar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- New Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lowellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Poland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Struthers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Boardman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Youngstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Greenford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Maplewood Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Hubbard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hazen, see our County-by-County Page for Hazen.
Cemeteries Near Hazen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hazen.
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 Hazen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hazen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Concord UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Beaver Falls.
- The Concord UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Concord Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144160 <3>
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wurtemburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slippery Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Camp Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Run Cemetery
- The Camp Run Cemetery has also been known as:
- Camp Run United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44520 <3>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Unionville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (409 more) ...
- Clinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Falls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Hazen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hazen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Goehring
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- McKimm
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McKimm is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKimm
- Lillyville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Barrisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Frisco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Fombell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fombell is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fombell
- North Sewickley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Wurtemburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bellton is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
- Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Rock Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Beaver Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hazen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hazen.
Newspapers Published in Hazen ...
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 Hazen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hazen, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hazen.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hazen:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Beaver County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Trumbull County
- Hancock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Hazen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hazen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |