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 New Athens (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 New Athens. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
New Athens is located in Clarion 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 Clarion County: Armstrong, Butler, Forest, Jefferson & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near New Athens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Athens:
- Clarion County (The home county of New Athens)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
- Rimersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
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- Catfish
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
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- Bela
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
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- Phillipston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
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- Toby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
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- East Brady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Callensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Curllsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Piolett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- West Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
- Sligo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
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- Karns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Brackenridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Natrona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Culmerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Tarentum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Curtisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
- Wattersonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
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- Tidal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
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- Bradys Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
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- Queenstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Rimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
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- Dee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Fredericksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
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- Kaylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Frenchs Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Deanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Parker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cowansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
- Karns City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kepples Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Petrolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Bruin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Chicora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millerstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Fenelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Saint Joe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Greece City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Hooker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Cherry Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Forest County
- Clarington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
- Smicksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Trade City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Plumville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Elkin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Georgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Willet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Ambrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
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- Davis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Mottarns Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Shelocta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
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- Creekside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
- Langville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Summerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Ohl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Pansy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Worthville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Corsica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Timblin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Baxter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
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- Coolspring
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brookville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Oliveburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Howe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
- Courtneys Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
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- Enterprise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Swamproot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Kilgore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- North Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Perrys Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
- Nickleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Eakin Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
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- Emlenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clintonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Fertigs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
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- Cranberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Hill City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Bullion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
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- Nectarine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Coal City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Coal Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
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- Barkeyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
- Bagdad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Hyde Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Weinel Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- East Vandergrift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Athens, see our County-by-County Page for New Athens.
Cemeteries Near New Athens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Athens.
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 New Athens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Athens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
- St. Eusebius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Croyle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cochran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 New Athens had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
- Catfish
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Lawsonham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Diamond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Diamond is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Rimersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Bela
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Sarah Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
- Bradys Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- East Brady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tidal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Upper Hillville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Upper Hillville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hillville
- Toby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Queenstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Sherrett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sherrett is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrett
- Rimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Athens. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Athens.
Newspapers Published in New Athens ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Athens.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Athens, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Athens.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 New Athens:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clarion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Westmoreland 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 New Athens, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Athens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |