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 Zeno (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 Zeno. 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.
Zeno 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 Zeno. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zeno:
- Butler County (The home county of Zeno)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeno, with the one closest to Zeno listed first.
- Ribold
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
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- Watters
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Watters is located in Butler County
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- Brownsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
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- Connoquenessing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Callery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evans City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Myoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Nixon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nixon is located in Butler County
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- McCalmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCalmont is located in Butler County
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- Meridian
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Mars
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fox Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeno, with the one closest to Zeno listed first.
- Bradford Woods
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Gibsonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wexford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wildwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Culmerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Curtisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
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- Franklin Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Ingomar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Duff City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Russellton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allison Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bell Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeno, with the one closest to Zeno listed first.
- Freeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shadyside Village
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
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- Slate Lick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Worthington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Laird Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- McVille
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Kaylor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Cowansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Walkchalk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- West Ford City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
- Fredericksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeno, with the one closest to Zeno listed first.
- Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Goehring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Wallace City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Barrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Lillyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Baden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeno, with the one closest to Zeno listed first.
- East Brady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
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- Catfish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Bela
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Foxburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeno, with the one closest to Zeno listed first.
- Ellport
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Rose Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Energy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Grant City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Wampum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Altman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Harlansburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- New Beaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- McCaslin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
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- East Moravia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- South New Castle
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Mahoningtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeno, with the one closest to Zeno listed first.
- North Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Swamproot
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Perrys Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Millburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
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- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeno, with the one closest to Zeno listed first.
- Barkeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Nectarine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
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- Clintonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeno, with the one closest to Zeno listed first.
- MacDonald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Candor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeno, with the one closest to Zeno listed first.
- Arnold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Kensington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Burrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Bagdad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Weinel Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- West Leechburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Hyde Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Vandergrift
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Oklahoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Vandergrift
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeno, with the one closest to Zeno listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East End
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Unity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Calcutta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Mahoning County (OH)
- New Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeno, with the one closest to Zeno listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Zeno, see our County-by-County Page for Zeno.
Cemeteries Near Zeno ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zeno.
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 Zeno - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Zeno covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zeno, with the one closest to Zeno listed first.
- Evans City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Brownsdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mars Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmonist Society Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Nebb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zions Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wagner Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Holy Savior Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Middlesex Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, Zeno had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Zeno, with the one closest to Zeno listed first.
- Ribold
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
- Evans City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Callery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brownsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Connoquenessing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Myoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Renfrew
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McCalmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCalmont is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalmont
- Eidenau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eidenau is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidenau
- Mars
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whitestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Ogle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Downieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Downieville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
- Glade Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Zeno. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zeno.
Newspapers Published in Zeno ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zeno.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zeno, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zeno.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Zeno:
- 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> | 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 Zeno, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zeno) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |