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 Brighton (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 Brighton. 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.
New Brighton 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 New Brighton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Brighton:
- Beaver County (The home county of New Brighton)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Brighton, with the one closest to New Brighton listed first.
- Beaver Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eastvale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eastvale is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Fallston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Patterson Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Patterson Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Beaver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Rochester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Mayfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Mayfield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- East Rochester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Monaca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Barrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Brighton, with the one closest to New Brighton listed first.
- Bell Acres
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Leetsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford Woods
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Edgeworth
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 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 Heights
(14 miles [22.5 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 Hills
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Osborne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Sewickley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wexford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Brighton, with the one closest to New Brighton listed first.
- Fernway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Zelienople
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Evans City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seven Fields
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Callery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Myoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Watters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Mars
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Brighton, with the one closest to New Brighton listed first.
- Ellport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- New Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Enon Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Energy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Altman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Mahoningtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- South New Castle
(16 miles [25.7 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
- S.N.P.J
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mount Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Brighton, with the one closest to New Brighton listed first.
- Leesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- North Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Carbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Millburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Brighton, with the one closest to New Brighton listed first.
- Candor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- MacDonald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Hanlin Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Burgettstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Brighton, with the one closest to New Brighton listed first.
- Arnold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Brighton, with the one closest to New Brighton listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East End
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Palestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calcutta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Mill Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- East Liverpool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Croft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- East Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Walkers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Glenmoor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Rogers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Brighton, with the one closest to New Brighton listed first.
- Empire
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Stratton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Toronto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- New Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Island Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Osage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Alikanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Steubenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Brighton, with the one closest to New Brighton listed first.
- New Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Lowellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Poland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Struthers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boardman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Hazelton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Cornersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Youngstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Brighton, with the one closest to New Brighton listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Newell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Weirton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Brighton, see our County-by-County Page for New Brighton.
Cemeteries Near New Brighton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Brighton.
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 Brighton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Brighton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Brighton, with the one closest to New Brighton listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sylvania Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clark Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Irvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Passavant Memorial Homes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Cecilias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Falls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- Boggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Brighton had a population of 5,616 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Brighton had a population of 5,622 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Brighton, with the one closest to New Brighton listed first.
- Fallston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beaver Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kenwood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Beaver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Rochester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vanport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vanport is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport
- Phillipsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Monaca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellowsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bellowsville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellowsville
- Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- Homewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Stobo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stobo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stobo
- Conway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Brighton. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Brighton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Brighton ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Brighton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Brighton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Brighton and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Brighton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> of New Brighton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Brighton:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Beaver County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning 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 New Brighton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Brighton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |