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 Park Gate (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 Park Gate. 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 Park Gate ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Parkgate.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Park Gate 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 Park Gate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Park Gate:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Park Gate)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Gate, with the one closest to Park Gate listed first.
- Ellport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Wampum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Energy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- East Moravia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Enon Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Altman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- South New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Mahoningtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- New Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Gate, with the one closest to Park Gate listed first.
- Bell Acres
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Bradford Woods
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Leetsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wexford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Franklin Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Sewickley Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Sewickley Heights
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ingomar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Gate, with the one closest to Park Gate listed first.
- Ellwood City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Koppel
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Frisco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Wurtemburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Thompson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Lillyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Big Beaver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Barrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Goehring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- New Galilee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Gate, with the one closest to Park Gate listed first.
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zelienople
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Evans City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fernway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Connoquenessing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Fox Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Watters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Callery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Gate, with the one closest to Park Gate listed first.
- Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- North Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Carbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Courtneys Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Millburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Swamproot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- West Middlesex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Wheatland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Clark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Gate, with the one closest to Park Gate listed first.
- Barkeyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine
(30 miles [48.3 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 Park Gate, with the one closest to Park Gate listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Unity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Mill Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- East Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- New Waterford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East End
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- La Croft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Columbiana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Liverpool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County (OH)
- Hilltop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Gate, with the one closest to Park Gate listed first.
- Empire
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Sugar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Gate, with the one closest to Park Gate listed first.
- New Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Struthers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boardman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Hazelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Youngstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Canfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Gate, with the one closest to Park Gate listed first.
- Maplewood Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Hubbard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Masury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Churchill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Sodom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- West Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Brookfield Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Girard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Hilltop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Gate, with the one closest to Park Gate listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Park Gate, see our County-by-County Page for Park Gate.
Cemeteries Near Park Gate ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Park Gate.
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 Park Gate - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Park Gate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Park Gate, with the one closest to Park Gate listed first.
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slippery Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wurtemburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Concord UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (401 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Falls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Park Gate in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Park Gate.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Park Gate, with the one closest to Park Gate listed first.
- Rock Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rock Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Bellton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bellton is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
- Ellwood City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thompson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Chewton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chewton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewton
- McKimm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McKimm is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKimm
- North Sewickley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Frisco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Wurtemburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Wampum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lillyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- New Galilee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Barrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Park Gate. See our List of 1890's Communities around Park Gate.
Newspapers Published in Park Gate ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Park Gate.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Park Gate, 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 Park Gate.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Park Gate:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning 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> | 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 '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- Park Gate) 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 Park Gate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |