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 Smiths Ferry (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 Smiths Ferry. 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 Smiths Ferry ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Smiths Ferry: Smiths Fry. (or less commonly used: Smiths Frry.)
- While the name of this community is Smiths Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Smiths Ferry may originally have been Smith's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Smiths Ferry might be written as Smith Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Smiths Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smiths Ferry.
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.
Smiths Ferry 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 Smiths Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smiths Ferry:
- Beaver County (The home county of Smiths Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Ferry, with the one closest to Smiths Ferry listed first.
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glasgow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Midland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Esther ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Esther is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Ohioville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Hookstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Industry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shippingport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Kendall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Frankfort Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Harshaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Ferry, with the one closest to Smiths Ferry listed first.
- Murdocksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Leetsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Bell Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Edgeworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Sewickley Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(18 miles [29 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
- Sewickley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Coraopolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Osborne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Sewickley Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Ferry, with the one closest to Smiths Ferry listed first.
- Fernway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Zelienople
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Fields
(23 miles [37 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
- Evans City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Callery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mars
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Myoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Watters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Portersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valencia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Ferry, with the one closest to Smiths Ferry listed first.
- Enon Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Beaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- S.N.P.J
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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
- Ellport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- East Moravia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Bessemer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Mahoningtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Energy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Hillsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- South New Castle
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Ferry, with the one closest to Smiths Ferry listed first.
- Paris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Dinsmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Hanlin Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Candor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Burgettstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- MacDonald
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pattersons Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Woodrow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Independence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Carroll County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Ferry, with the one closest to Smiths Ferry listed first.
- Mechanicstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wattsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Augusta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Watheys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Wyncrest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Ferry, with the one closest to Smiths Ferry listed first.
- East End
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Calcutta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Liverpool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- La Croft
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Glenmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Walkers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Wellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Mill Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- New Salisbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Harrison County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Ferry, with the one closest to Smiths Ferry listed first.
- Apex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Apex is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Germano
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Germano is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Cadiz Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Hopedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Ferry, with the one closest to Smiths Ferry listed first.
- Stratton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Empire
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Cream City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Toronto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Knoxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- New Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Island Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Osage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Alikanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Steubenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Ferry, with the one closest to Smiths Ferry listed first.
- New Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Lima
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Lewistown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Greenford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Poland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Boardman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lowellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Struthers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Canfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Campbell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cornersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Ferry, with the one closest to Smiths Ferry listed first.
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Follansbee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hooverson Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Dutch Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beech Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Bethany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Ferry, with the one closest to Smiths Ferry listed first.
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Newell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Weirton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smiths Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Smiths Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Smiths Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smiths Ferry.
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 Smiths Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smiths Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smiths Ferry, with the one closest to Smiths Ferry listed first.
- Georgetown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hookstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Longs Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Christler Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jackman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calcutta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Columbiana County Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- B'nai Jacob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (471 more) ...
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Smiths Ferry had a population of 580 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smiths Ferry, with the one closest to Smiths Ferry listed first.
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East End
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Hookstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ohioville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- East Liverpool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shippingport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Industry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calcutta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jethro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jethro is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jethro
- McCleary
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McCleary is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary
- Blackhawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackhawk is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Sprucevale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sprucevale is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucevale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Walkers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Cannons Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cannons Mill is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannons Mill
- Congo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smiths Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smiths Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Smiths Ferry ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smiths Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smiths Ferry, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smiths Ferry.
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 websites either 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 Smiths Ferry:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Beaver County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Brooke County
- Hancock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
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| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Smiths Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Smiths Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |