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 Woodlawn (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 Woodlawn. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Woodlawn 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 Woodlawn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodlawn:
- Beaver County (The home county of Woodlawn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
- Aliquippa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ambridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crestmont Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- New Sheffield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Conway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Economy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Gringo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- South Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
- Leetsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Edgeworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Duff City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(6 miles [9.7 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 Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Sewickley Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Sewickley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Moon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Haysville
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Armstrong County
- Freeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
- Fernway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fox Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Seven Fields
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Callery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mars
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Zelienople
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valencia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Evans City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
- Ellport
(17 miles [27.4 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Enon Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Energy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- East Moravia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Altman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Rose Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Grant City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Mahoningtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mount Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- S.N.P.J
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
- Candor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- MacDonald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Burgettstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hanlin Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Cross Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Cokeburg
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Woodrow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
- Arnold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Trafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
- East End
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Calcutta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Liverpool
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- La Croft
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Walkers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- 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
- Glenmoor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- East Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Wellsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Glasgow
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
- Toronto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Empire
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Knoxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Alikanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Island Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Cream City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(25 miles [40.2 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
- New Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Steubenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Mahoning County (OH)
- New Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Follansbee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Newell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Weirton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodlawn, see our County-by-County Page for Woodlawn.
Cemeteries Near Woodlawn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodlawn.
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 Woodlawn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodlawn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elijah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Economy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peter and Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Veazey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shousetown Glenwillard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (467 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Woodlawn had a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
- Aliquippa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Sheffield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Stobo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stobo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stobo
- Leetsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairoaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairoaks is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Economy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Conway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Monaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shields is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Edgeworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Wall Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wall Rose is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Rose
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Phillipsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Phillipsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Bellowsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellowsville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellowsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodlawn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodlawn.
Newspapers Published in Woodlawn ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodlawn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodlawn, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodlawn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Woodlawn:
- 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> | 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 Woodlawn, 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 from Point A (ie- Woodlawn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |