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 Zelienople (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 Zelienople. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Zelienople is located in Butler County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Zelienople. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zelienople:
- Butler County (The home county of Zelienople)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelienople, with the one closest to Zelienople listed first.
- Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Evans City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Watters
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Connoquenessing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Fernway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Callery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ribold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
- Whitestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Myoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Seven Fields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelienople, with the one closest to Zelienople listed first.
- Bradford Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Wexford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Duff City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Bell Acres
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Franklin Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Gibsonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Leetsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Edgeworth
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Wildwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelienople, with the one closest to Zelienople listed first.
- Shadyside Village
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Aladdin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Laird Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Worthington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kaylor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- McVille
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Fredericksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Cowansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walkchalk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Bradys Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelienople, with the one closest to Zelienople listed first.
- Goehring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Barrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Lillyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Frisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Wurtemburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Ellwood City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- East Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Beaver Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eastvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eastvale is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Clarion County
- East Brady
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelienople, with the one closest to Zelienople listed first.
- Ellport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Energy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Rose Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Wampum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grant City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- New Beaver
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Altman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- East Moravia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Harlansburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- McCaslin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- South New Castle
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Enon Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelienople, with the one closest to Zelienople listed first.
- North Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Leesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Swamproot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Millburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Perrys Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Carbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Mercer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelienople, with the one closest to Zelienople listed first.
- Barkeyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelienople, with the one closest to Zelienople listed first.
- Candor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- MacDonald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelienople, with the one closest to Zelienople listed first.
- Arnold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Kensington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- West Leechburg
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Weinel Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Hyde Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelienople, with the one closest to Zelienople listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Unity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East End
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Mill Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Calcutta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Carmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- New Waterford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Liverpool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- La Croft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Glenmoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelienople, with the one closest to Zelienople listed first.
- New Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lowellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Struthers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelienople, with the one closest to Zelienople listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Newell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Zelienople, see our County-by-County Page for Zelienople.
Cemeteries Near Zelienople ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zelienople.
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 Zelienople - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Zelienople covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zelienople, with the one closest to Zelienople listed first.
- Harmonist Society Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Camp Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Run Cemetery
- The Camp Run Cemetery has also been known as:
- Camp Run United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44520 <2>
- Burns Unionville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evans City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wagner Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Concord UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Beaver Falls.
- The Concord UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Concord Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144160 <2>
- Boggs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Nebb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wurtemburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Portersville Bible Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (394 more) ...
- St. Cecilias Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvania Hills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Zelienople had a population of 639 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Zelienople had a population of 3,623 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Zelienople, with the one closest to Zelienople listed first.
- Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eidenau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eidenau is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidenau
- Fombell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fombell is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fombell
- Evans City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Middle Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Middle Lancaster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Lancaster
- Goehring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Barrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Ogle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Callery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zeno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zeno is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeno
- Connoquenessing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Lillyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- McKimm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKimm is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKimm
- Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Lovi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lovi is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovi
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Zelienople. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zelienople.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Zelienople ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zelienople.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Zelienople. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Zelienople and those printed in the larger area surrounding Zelienople.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of Zelienople.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Zelienople:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana 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> | 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- Zelienople) 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 Zelienople, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |