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 Mount Air (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 Mount Air. 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 Mount Air ...
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 Mount Air: Mt. Air
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Air. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Air.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.
Mount Air is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Columbiana (OH), Mahoning (OH), Beaver, Butler & Mercer.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Air. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Air:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Mount Air)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Air, with the one closest to Mount Air listed first.
- S.N.P.J
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Enon Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- East Moravia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- New Beaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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 east)
- Bessemer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoningtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Edinburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- South New Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Air, with the one closest to Mount Air listed first.
- Bell Acres
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Duff City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Leetsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Air, with the one closest to Mount Air listed first.
- New Galilee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Big Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Cannelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Koppel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellwood City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Homewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- North Sewickley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- West Mayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Mayfield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Frisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Wurtemburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Air, with the one closest to Mount Air listed first.
- Portersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Zelienople
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whitestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- West Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Evans City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fernway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Connoquenessing
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Air, with the one closest to Mount Air listed first.
- Carbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- West Middlesex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Wheatland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Millburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Clark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Farrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hermitage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- 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
- Grove City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- 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
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Air, with the one closest to Mount Air listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- East Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Rogers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leetonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Franklin County (OH)
- Hilltop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Air, with the one closest to Mount Air listed first.
- Cream City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Empire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- New Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Air, with the one closest to Mount Air listed first.
- New Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Poland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Struthers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Boardman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Cornersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Youngstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenford
(18 miles [29 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 Mount Air, with the one closest to Mount Air listed first.
- Maplewood Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Hubbard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coalburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Masury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Churchill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Sodom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Girard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- West Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Hilltop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Brookfield Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Air, with the one closest to Mount Air listed first.
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Newell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Air, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Air.
Cemeteries Near Mount Air ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Air.
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 Mount Air - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Air covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Air, with the one closest to Mount Air listed first.
- Little Beaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Petersburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Springfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Koch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clinton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Savannah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Valley View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Mount Air in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Air.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Air, with the one closest to Mount Air listed first.
- Enon Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moravia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- East Moravia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Mount Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- New Galilee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Wampum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bessemer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle Junction is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle Junction
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- State Line ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chewton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chewton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewton
- Mahoningtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Air. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Air.
Newspapers Published in Mount Air ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Air.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Air, 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 Mount Air.
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 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 Mount Air:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Mercer County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin 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> | 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 Mount Air, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Air) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |