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 Wall Rose (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 Wall Rose. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Wall Rose 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 Wall Rose. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wall Rose:
- Beaver County (The home county of Wall Rose)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Rose, with the one closest to Wall Rose listed first.
- Economy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Wallace City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Baden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Conway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Aliquippa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Monaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- New Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Rose, with the one closest to Wall Rose listed first.
- Duff City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Bell Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Bradford Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Franklin Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Sewickley Hills
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Wexford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edgeworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Sewickley Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Leetsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ingomar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Rose, with the one closest to Wall Rose listed first.
- Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aladdin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Slate Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Leechburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McVille
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Shadyside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Rose, with the one closest to Wall Rose listed first.
- Fernway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fox Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Seven Fields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Mars
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valencia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Callery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Zelienople
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Evans City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Rose, with the one closest to Wall Rose listed first.
- Ellport
(16 miles [25.7 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Energy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Enon Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Rose Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Altman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Grant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- South New Castle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Harlansburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Mahoningtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Rose, with the one closest to Wall Rose listed first.
- MacDonald
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Candor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Thompsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Burgettstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- McMurray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Hanlin Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Paris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Rose, with the one closest to Wall Rose listed first.
- Arnold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bagdad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Trafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weinel Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- West Leechburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Murrysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hyde Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- East Vandergrift
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Rose, with the one closest to Wall Rose listed first.
- East End
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Calcutta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Liverpool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- La Croft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- State Line ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Walkers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- East Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Mill Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- East Carmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Wellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Rose, with the one closest to Wall Rose listed first.
- Empire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Toronto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Island Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Cream City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- New Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Alikanna
(30 miles [48.3 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)
- New Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Rose, with the one closest to Wall Rose listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wall Rose, with the one closest to Wall Rose listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Newell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia
(25 miles [40.2 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 Wall Rose, see our County-by-County Page for Wall Rose.
Cemeteries Near Wall Rose ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wall Rose.
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 Wall Rose - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wall Rose covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wall Rose, with the one closest to Wall Rose listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter and Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Economy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wagner Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elijah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shousetown Glenwillard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (428 more) ...
- Sewickley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. James Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Sewickley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46037 <2>
- Ingomar United Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wall Rose had a population of 82 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wall Rose, with the one closest to Wall Rose listed first.
- Economy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Lovi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lovi is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovi
- Baden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Fairoaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairoaks is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Conway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aliquippa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leetsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shields
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shields is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Edgeworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Wexford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ogle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stobo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stobo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stobo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wall Rose. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wall Rose.
Newspapers Published in Wall Rose ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wall Rose.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wall Rose, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wall Rose.
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 Wall Rose:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Beaver County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Brooke 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wall Rose) 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 Wall Rose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |