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 North Edinburg (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 North Edinburg. 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 North Edinburg ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Edinburg: N. Edinburg
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
North Edinburg 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 North Edinburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Edinburg:
- Lawrence County (The home county of North Edinburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Edinburg, with the one closest to North Edinburg listed first.
- Edinburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Robinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Oakwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- West New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Hillsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- New Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nashua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Mount Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Mahoningtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bessemer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South New Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- New Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Edinburg, with the one closest to North Edinburg listed first.
- New Galilee
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Ellwood City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Darlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Koppel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Cannelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Homewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Frisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Lillyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- North Sewickley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Thompson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- West Mayfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Mayfield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Edinburg, with the one closest to North Edinburg listed first.
- Portersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Slippery Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Zelienople
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Branchton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Forestville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Hallston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Harrisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bovard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Unionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Edinburg, with the one closest to North Edinburg listed first.
- Carbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- West Middlesex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Clark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Farrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hermitage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Millburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Grove City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sharpsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Edinburg, with the one closest to North Edinburg listed first.
- Barkeyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Nectarine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Edinburg, with the one closest to North Edinburg listed first.
- Unity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- State Line ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Waterford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Rogers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Carmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Leetonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Coleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Franklin County (OH)
- Hilltop
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- 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 North Edinburg, with the one closest to North Edinburg listed first.
- Lowellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Struthers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hazelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Boardman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Youngstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- East Lewistown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Perkins Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Austintown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Portage County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Edinburg, with the one closest to North Edinburg listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Keans is located in Portage County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Edinburg, with the one closest to North Edinburg listed first.
- Maplewood Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Hubbard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Masury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coalburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- West Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Churchill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Sodom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Brookfield Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Girard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- McDonald
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Paynes Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Hilltop
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Edinburg, with the one closest to North Edinburg listed first.
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Newell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Edinburg, see our County-by-County Page for North Edinburg.
Cemeteries Near North Edinburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Edinburg.
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 North Edinburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Edinburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Edinburg, with the one closest to North Edinburg listed first.
- Ashton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harbor Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madonna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of New Castle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1222872 <3>
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tifereth Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tifereth Israel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tifereth Israel Cemetery is located in New Castle.
- The Tifereth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Temple Israel Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Castle View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (390 more) ...
- Oak Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Villa Maria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Rosary Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Rosary Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Lowellville (OH).
- The Holy Rosary Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
- Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Cemetery
- Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #713826 <3>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find North Edinburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Edinburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Edinburg, with the one closest to North Edinburg listed first.
- Edinburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Robinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Hillsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- West New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Bessemer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Mahoningtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- New Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nashua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- New Castle Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle Junction is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle Junction
- Villa Maria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Maria is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Maria
- Lowellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grahms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grahms is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahms
- New Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Edinburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Edinburg.
Newspapers Published in North Edinburg ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Edinburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Edinburg, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Edinburg.
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 either 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 North Edinburg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Mahoning County
- Portage 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> | 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- North Edinburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about North Edinburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |