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 Homewood (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 Homewood. 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.
Homewood 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 Homewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Homewood:
- Beaver County (The home county of Homewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
- Thompson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Koppel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Big Beaver
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- West Mayfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Mayfield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- North Sewickley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Eastvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eastvale is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- New Galilee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Ellwood City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Beaver Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Darlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
- Bell Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Bradford Woods
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Leetsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Duff City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Edgeworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Franklin Park
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Sewickley Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Wexford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Sewickley Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Sewickley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zelienople
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fernway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Evans City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ogle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Whitestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Fox Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Callery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Connoquenessing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Myoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
- Ellport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- New Beaver
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Wampum
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Enon Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Moravia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Energy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Altman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Mahoningtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- South New Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Mount Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- S.N.P.J
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
- Leesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- North Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- 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
- Courtneys Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- West Middlesex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Swamproot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Mercer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Farrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hermitage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
- Candor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Dinsmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Unity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Mill Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- East Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- New Waterford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East End
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmoor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- La Croft
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
- Stratton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Empire
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Irondale
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Knoxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- New Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Toronto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
- New Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Poland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Struthers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boardman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Youngstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Cornersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
- Maplewood Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Hubbard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Masury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Churchill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Coalburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- West Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Girard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Sodom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia
(27 miles [43.5 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 Homewood, see our County-by-County Page for Homewood.
Cemeteries Near Homewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Homewood.
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 Homewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Homewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
- Grandview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beaver Falls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clinton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Concord UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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]<3> 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 <2>
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (426 more) ...
- Seceder United Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Homewood had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Homewood had a population of 121 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
- Thompson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Bellton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bellton is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
- North Sewickley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Rock Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- New Galilee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Beaver Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kenwood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- McKimm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McKimm is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKimm
- Frisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Ellwood City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Barrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Lillyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Homewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Homewood.
Newspapers Published in Homewood ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Homewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Homewood, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Homewood.
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 Homewood:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Beaver County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Washington 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Homewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Homewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |