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 Pulaski (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 Pulaski. 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 hospitals and 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.
Pulaski 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 Pulaski. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pulaski:
- Beaver County (The home county of Pulaski)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
- New Brighton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beaver Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fallston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Patterson Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Patterson Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Eastvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eastvale is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Beaver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Phillipsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Phillipsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Rochester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Rochester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- West Mayfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Mayfield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Monaca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
- Leetsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bell Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Duff City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Bradford Woods
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Edgeworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Franklin Park
(14 miles [22.5 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 Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Sewickley Hills
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wexford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Borough of Glen Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Glen Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
- Fernway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zelienople
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fox Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Evans City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Seven Fields
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Callery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Watters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Mars
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Myoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- 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
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
- Ellport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Wampum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Enon Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Energy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Altman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- South New Castle
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Rose Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Mount Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- S.N.P.J
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
- North Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Leesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Courtneys Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Carbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Millburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Swamproot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
- Candor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- MacDonald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Hanlin Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Burgettstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
- Arnold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East End
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Calcutta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Unity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Liverpool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Mill Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Glenmoor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- La Croft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Rogers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Waterford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
- Stratton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Empire
(23 miles [37 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
- Sugar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Cream City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Toronto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- New Somerset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Island Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Osage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Alikanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Steubenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
- New Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lowellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Poland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boardman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Struthers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Hazelton
(29 miles [46.7 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 Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Weirton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pulaski, see our County-by-County Page for Pulaski.
Cemeteries Near Pulaski ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pulaski.
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 Pulaski - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pulaski covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
- Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Irvin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Passavant Memorial Homes
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sylvania Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Cecilias Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clark Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (430 more) ...
- Boggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Falls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Pulaski in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pulaski.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
- Kenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kenwood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- New Brighton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fallston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beaver Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beaver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Phillipsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Phillipsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Rochester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vanport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vanport is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport
- Monaca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bellowsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bellowsville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellowsville
- Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Thompson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Homewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pulaski. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pulaski.
Newspapers Published in Pulaski ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pulaski.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pulaski, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pulaski.
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 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 Pulaski:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Beaver County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer 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> | 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 Pulaski, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pulaski) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |