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 Wilmington (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 Wilmington. 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 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 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.
New Wilmington 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 New Wilmington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Wilmington:
- Lawrence County (The home county of New Wilmington)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wilmington, with the one closest to New Wilmington listed first.
- Volant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nashua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Pulaski
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- McCaslin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- New Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- South New Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Edinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Harlansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wilmington, with the one closest to New Wilmington listed first.
- Ellwood City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Frisco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Koppel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lillyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- North Sewickley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Big Beaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- New Galilee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Darlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Goehring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Homewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thompson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Barrisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wilmington, with the one closest to New Wilmington listed first.
- Slippery Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Forestville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Branchton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Bovard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Hallston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Murrinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- West Sunbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wilmington, with the one closest to New Wilmington listed first.
- Atlantic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Adamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Pymatuning South
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Hartstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wilmington, with the one closest to New Wilmington listed first.
- Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- West Middlesex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Grove City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wilmington, with the one closest to New Wilmington listed first.
- Barkeyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nectarine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Henderson Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Pearl
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Bullion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Clintonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eakin Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Polk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Saint George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Utica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Coal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Nicklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- York County
- Adamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wilmington, with the one closest to New Wilmington listed first.
- Stanhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Simons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wilmington, with the one closest to New Wilmington listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Unity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Palestine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Waterford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Washingtonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Leetonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Franklin County (OH)
- Hilltop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wilmington, with the one closest to New Wilmington listed first.
- Lowellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Struthers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Youngstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boardman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cornersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Perkins Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- North Lima
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Lewistown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Austintown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wilmington, with the one closest to New Wilmington listed first.
- Masury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Hubbard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Brookfield Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Coalburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Weldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Yankee Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Five Points
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Paynes Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Sodom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Churchill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Wilmington, see our County-by-County Page for New Wilmington.
Cemeteries Near New Wilmington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Wilmington.
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 Wilmington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Wilmington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Wilmington, with the one closest to New Wilmington listed first.
- Fayette Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fair Oaks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Volant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Castle View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Briar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harbor Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of New Castle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #181852 <2>
- East Brook Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brook Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The East Brook Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Brook United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Eastbrook Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Eastbrook United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Continue List (349 more) ...
- Carpenders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Brethren Cemetery
- The United Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Jim Cemetery
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 Wilmington had a population of 684 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Wilmington had a population of 2,205 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Wilmington, with the one closest to New Wilmington listed first.
- Volant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Nashua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Grahms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grahms is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahms
- Indian Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Run is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pulaski
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Eastbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eastbrook is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Hoagland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoagland is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Neshannock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hope Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
- West Middlesex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Wilmington. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Wilmington.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Wilmington ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Wilmington.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Wilmington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Wilmington and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Wilmington.
- 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 Wilmington.
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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to New Wilmington:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Crawford County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- York County
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Mahoning County
- Trumbull County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Wilmington, 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 from Point A (ie- New Wilmington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |