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 Hoagland (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 Hoagland. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hoagland 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 Hoagland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoagland:
- Mercer County (The home county of Hoagland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland, with the one closest to Hoagland listed first.
- Mercer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
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- Leesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
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- Coolspring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coolspring is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jackson Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kremis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kremis is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
- West Middlesex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Perrys Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Sharpsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Farrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland, with the one closest to Hoagland listed first.
- Ellwood City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Frisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Lillyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- North Sewickley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Wurtemburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Koppel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Big Beaver
(26 miles [41.8 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
- New Galilee
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Goehring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Homewood
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Darlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland, with the one closest to Hoagland listed first.
- Harrisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Forestville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Slippery Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Branchton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Bovard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- West Liberty
(18 miles [29 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
- Portersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hallston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Murrinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Ferris
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Prospect
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- West Sunbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland, with the one closest to Hoagland listed first.
- Atlantic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Pymatuning South
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Hartstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Cochranton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westford is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Conneaut Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deckard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Pymatuning Central
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Espyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland, with the one closest to Hoagland listed first.
- Volant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Harlansburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- McCaslin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- New Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Castle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- West New Castle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Altman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Edinburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland, with the one closest to Hoagland listed first.
- Barkeyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Henderson Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Nectarine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Pearl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Bullion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Clintonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Polk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Utica
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Eakin Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Nicklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Coal City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Saint George
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Sugarcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- York County
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 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 Hoagland, with the one closest to Hoagland listed first.
- Simons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Stanhope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- West Williamsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Wick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland, with the one closest to Hoagland listed first.
- Unity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Columbiana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Waterford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County (OH)
- Hilltop
(23 miles [37 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 Hoagland, with the one closest to Hoagland listed first.
- Lowellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Struthers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Youngstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Poland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boardman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Cornersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Mineral Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Lima
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Austintown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland, with the one closest to Hoagland listed first.
- West Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Masury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Five Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Brookfield Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Weldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Orangeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Coalburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Hubbard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Maplewood Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Paynes Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Burghill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoagland, see our County-by-County Page for Hoagland.
Cemeteries Near Hoagland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoagland.
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 Hoagland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoagland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoagland, with the one closest to Hoagland listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carpenders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer Citizens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Citizens Cemetery
- The Mercer Citizens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Citizens Cemetery
- Findley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Courtney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zahniser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Volant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Cool Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Brethren Cemetery
- The United Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Jim Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hoagland had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoagland, with the one closest to Hoagland listed first.
- Mercer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Run is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run
- Millburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Hope Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hope Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Leesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Neshannock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- New Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Volant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pardoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pardoe is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardoe
- New Hamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Hamburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoagland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoagland.
Newspapers Published in Hoagland ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoagland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoagland, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoagland.
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 Hoagland:
- 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
- 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 Hoagland, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hoagland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |