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 Peanut (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 Peanut. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Peanut 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 Peanut. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peanut:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Peanut)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peanut, with the one closest to Peanut listed first.
- Edinburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Robinson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Hillsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Bessemer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Jackson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- West New Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- S.N.P.J
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Mahoningtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- New Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Nashua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peanut, with the one closest to Peanut listed first.
- New Galilee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Darlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Beaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Cannelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Ellwood City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Koppel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Homewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- 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
- Wurtemburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Lillyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- West Mayfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Peanut, with the one closest to Peanut listed first.
- Portersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Slippery Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zelienople
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whitestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Branchton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Forestville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Hallston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Harrisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bovard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Evans City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peanut, with the one closest to Peanut listed first.
- Carbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- West Middlesex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Farrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grove City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hermitage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Sharpsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 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 Peanut, with the one closest to Peanut listed first.
- Barkeyville
(28 miles [45.1 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 Peanut, with the one closest to Peanut listed first.
- Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- New Waterford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- East Carmel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Leetonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Lisbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,626 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <1>
- Franklin County (OH)
- Hilltop
(17 miles [27.4 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 Peanut, with the one closest to Peanut listed first.
- Lowellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Struthers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hazelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- North Lima
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boardman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Youngstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Cornersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Perkins Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Canfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Portage County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peanut, with the one closest to Peanut listed first.
- Diamond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Keans ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Keans is located in Portage County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peanut, with the one closest to Peanut 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)
- Churchill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Coalburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Sodom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- 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
- Girard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Brookfield Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- McDonald
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Hilltop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- 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
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peanut, with the one closest to Peanut listed first.
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Newell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peanut, see our County-by-County Page for Peanut.
Cemeteries Near Peanut ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peanut.
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 Peanut - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peanut covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peanut, with the one closest to Peanut listed first.
- Ashton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madonna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harbor Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Rosary Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
- Lowellville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Springfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Maria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (395 more) ...
- Tifereth Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [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<3> to the northwest of New Castle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1222872 <2>
- Poland Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poland Center Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Poland (OH).
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 Peanut in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peanut.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peanut, with the one closest to Peanut listed first.
- Edinburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Robinson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Hillsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Bessemer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Jackson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Lowellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Maria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Maria is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Maria
- New Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoningtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- West New Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- New Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Castle Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle Junction is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle Junction
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- New Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nashua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peanut. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peanut.
Newspapers Published in Peanut ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peanut.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peanut, 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 Peanut.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Peanut:
- 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> | 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peanut) 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 Peanut, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |