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 Rock Falls Park (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 Rock Falls Park. 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.
Rock Falls Park is located in Butler County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Rock Falls Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Falls Park:
- Butler County (The home county of Rock Falls Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Falls Park, with the one closest to Rock Falls Park listed first.
- Slippery Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hallston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- West Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Branchton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Bovard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Sunbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Ferris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
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- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Portersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Falls Park, with the one closest to Rock Falls Park listed first.
- Bradford Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Culmerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Curtisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Gibsonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wexford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Duff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Wildwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Falls Park, with the one closest to Rock Falls Park listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Parker
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kaylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Queenstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Laird Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Shadyside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Wattersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Cowansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Slate Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Walkchalk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Falls Park, with the one closest to Rock Falls Park listed first.
- Wurtemburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Lillyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Goehring
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- North Sewickley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Barrisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Koppel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Big Beaver
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Eastvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eastvale is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- New Galilee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Falls Park, with the one closest to Rock Falls Park listed first.
- Foxburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Saint Petersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Brady
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bela
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Catfish
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Phillipston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Alum Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Lamartine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Turkey City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Callensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Toby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Falls Park, with the one closest to Rock Falls Park listed first.
- Grant City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Harlansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Rose Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- McCaslin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Volant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Altman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Energy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Ellport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- New Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Wilmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South New Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- West New Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Falls Park, with the one closest to Rock Falls Park listed first.
- Courtneys Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Swamproot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrys Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Leesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Kilgore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Mercer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Perrine Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Carbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Coolspring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coolspring is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Falls Park, with the one closest to Rock Falls Park listed first.
- Barkeyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Clintonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eakin Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Bullion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Henderson Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Pearl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Saint George
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Emlenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Polk
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Uniontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Nickleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Falls Park, with the one closest to Rock Falls Park listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Unity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Falls Park, with the one closest to Rock Falls Park listed first.
- Lowellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Struthers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hazelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Poland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Falls Park, with the one closest to Rock Falls Park listed first.
- Masury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Hubbard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Brookfield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Coalburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Falls Park, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Falls Park.
Cemeteries Near Rock Falls Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Falls Park.
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 Rock Falls Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Falls Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Falls Park, with the one closest to Rock Falls Park listed first.
- West Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Sunbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McCandless Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Annandale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beloved Disciple Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Presbyterian Church of Portersville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville Bible Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hermon - Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon - Union Cemetery
- The Hermon - Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Heron Cemetery
- Mt. Heron Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #823353 <2>
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 Rock Falls Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Falls Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Falls Park, with the one closest to Rock Falls Park listed first.
- Keisters
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Keisters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keisters
- West Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Hallston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Slippery Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elora is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elora
- Coaltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coaltown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaltown
- Branchton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Jacksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jacksville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksville
- Bovard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Wick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wick is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- North Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Plain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Plain Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Grove
- Euclid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Euclid is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Falls Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Falls Park.
Newspapers Published in Rock Falls Park ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Falls Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Falls Park, 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 Rock Falls Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rock Falls Park:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Columbiana County
- Mahoning County
- Trumbull 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 Rock Falls Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Falls Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |