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 Old Furnace (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 Old Furnace. 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 northeast 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 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.
Old Furnace 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 Old Furnace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Furnace:
- Beaver County (The home county of Old Furnace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Goehring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Barrisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Lillyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Frisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Ellwood City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eastvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eastvale is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- East Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Beaver Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Bradford Woods
(11 miles [17.7 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 south)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Wexford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Franklin Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Ingomar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Leetsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Gibsonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Sewickley Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Sewickley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shadyside Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Aladdin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Slate Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Laird Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Worthington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- McVille
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Zelienople
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Evans City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Watters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Fernway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Callery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Connoquenessing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Whitestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Myoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Portersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Ellport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Energy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Wampum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Rose Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Grant City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Altman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- East Moravia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Harlansburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- McCaslin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- South New Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Enon Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- North Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Leesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Swamproot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Millburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Enterprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Carbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Perrys Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Mercer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Middlesex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Barkeyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Candor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- MacDonald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Arnold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Kensington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Burrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Bagdad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Unity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East End
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Calcutta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- East Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- New Waterford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Liverpool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- La Croft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Glenmoor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- New Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lowellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Poland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Struthers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Boardman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Furnace, see our County-by-County Page for Old Furnace.
Cemeteries Near Old Furnace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Furnace.
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 Old Furnace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Furnace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Harmonist Society Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burns Unionville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Run Cemetery
- The Camp Run Cemetery has also been known as:
- Camp Run United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44520 <2>
- Wagner Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Beaver Falls.
- The Concord UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Concord Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144160 <2>
- Daugherty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Cecilias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evans City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wurtemburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (392 more) ...
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvania Hills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Old Furnace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Furnace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Zelienople
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fombell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fombell is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fombell
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Goehring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Barrisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Eidenau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eidenau is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidenau
- Middle Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Lancaster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Lancaster
- Lillyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Evans City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wurtemburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- McKimm
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McKimm is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKimm
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Frisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Furnace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Furnace.
Newspapers Published in Old Furnace ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Furnace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Furnace, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Furnace.
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 Old Furnace:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Beaver County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Furnace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Old Furnace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |