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 Wallace City (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 Wallace City. 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 southeast 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 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.
Wallace City 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 Wallace City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wallace City:
- Beaver County (The home county of Wallace City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace City, with the one closest to Wallace City listed first.
- Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Economy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Conway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Rochester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Monaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Phillipsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Phillipsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Aliquippa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace City, with the one closest to Wallace City listed first.
- Bell Acres
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Duff City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Leetsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ingomar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace City, with the one closest to Wallace City listed first.
- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Aladdin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Shadyside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Slate Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Leechburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McVille
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace City, with the one closest to Wallace City listed first.
- Fernway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fox Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Seven Fields
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Zelienople
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Callery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mars
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Evans City
(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
- Watters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Valencia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brownsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace City, with the one closest to Wallace City listed first.
- Ellport
(13 miles [20.9 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
- New Beaver
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Wampum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Energy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Enon Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Rose Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Altman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Grant City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- South New Castle
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Harlansburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- McCaslin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace City, with the one closest to Wallace City listed first.
- North Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace City, with the one closest to Wallace City listed first.
- Candor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- MacDonald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Burgettstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hanlin Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Cokeburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Thompsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Cross Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Canonsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McMurray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace City, with the one closest to Wallace City listed first.
- Arnold
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bagdad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Weinel Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- West Leechburg
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace City, with the one closest to Wallace City listed first.
- East End
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- State Line ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Calcutta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Liverpool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Glenmoor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Mill Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Walkers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Unity
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Rogers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace City, with the one closest to Wallace City listed first.
- Empire
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Stratton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Toronto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Knoxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Cream City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- 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
- New Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- 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
- Alikanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace City, with the one closest to Wallace City listed first.
- New Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace City, with the one closest to Wallace City listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fairhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- 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 Wallace City, see our County-by-County Page for Wallace City.
Cemeteries Near Wallace City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wallace City.
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 Wallace City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wallace City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wallace City, with the one closest to Wallace City listed first.
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wagner Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Peter and Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Economy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (433 more) ...
- Burns Unionville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Cecilias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(5 miles [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 Wallace City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wallace City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wallace City, with the one closest to Wallace City listed first.
- Lovi
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lovi is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovi
- Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Conway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Economy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Stobo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stobo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stobo
- Baden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wall Rose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wall Rose is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Rose
- Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ogle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Phillipsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Phillipsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Monaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aliquippa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wallace City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wallace City.
Newspapers Published in Wallace City ...
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 Wallace City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wallace City, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wallace City.
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 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 Wallace City:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Beaver County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong 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 Wallace City, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wallace City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |