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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 Washington (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 Washington. 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 Washington ...
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 Washington: N. Washington
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Washington. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Washington.
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 Washington is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near North Washington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Washington:
- Butler County (The home county of North Washington)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Washington, with the one closest to North Washington listed first.
- Hooker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
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- Bruin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Ferris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Karns City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Petrolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- West Sunbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eau Claire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greece City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Chicora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kepples Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Washington, with the one closest to North Washington listed first.
- Culmerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Curtisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Sligo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Gibsonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Karns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Brackenridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Natrona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Russellton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tarentum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Washington, with the one closest to North Washington listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Parker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kaylor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Queenstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Wattersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Laird Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Cowansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tidal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Shadyside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Worthington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Washington, with the one closest to North Washington listed first.
- Goehring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Lillyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Barrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Koppel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Washington, with the one closest to North Washington listed first.
- Foxburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Saint Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Brady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bela
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Catfish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
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- Alum Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Phillipston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Toby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
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- Callensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Turkey City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Lamartine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Washington, with the one closest to North Washington listed first.
- Grant City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Harlansburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Rose Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- McCaslin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Volant
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Altman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Energy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Ellport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- New Castle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Wilmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South New Castle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Mahoningtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Washington, with the one closest to North Washington listed first.
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Swamproot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Courtneys Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Kilgore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Perrys Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Perrine Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Jackson Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Mercer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Washington, with the one closest to North Washington listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Clintonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Emlenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barkeyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Saint George
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Pearl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Nickleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Coal City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Henderson Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Cranberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Washington, with the one closest to North Washington listed first.
- Bagdad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- West Leechburg
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Washington, see our County-by-County Page for North Washington.
Cemeteries Near North Washington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Washington.
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 Washington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Washington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Washington, with the one closest to North Washington listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Sunbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eau Claire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Annandale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitmire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- Snyder Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Eusebius Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Robinson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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>
While we didn't find North Washington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Washington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Washington, with the one closest to North Washington listed first.
- Hilliards
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hooker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Argentine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Argentine is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Bruin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Moniteau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moniteau is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moniteau
- West Sunbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Karns City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Petrolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Annandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Annandale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
- Greece City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Eau Claire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boyers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Euclid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Millerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Chicora
(7 miles [11.3 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 North Washington. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Washington.
Newspapers Published in North Washington ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Washington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Washington, 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 North Washington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Washington:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Lawrence 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 North Washington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Washington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |