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Lawrence County was created on March 20, 1849 from parts of Beaver and Mercer Counties. It was named after the USS Lawrence, Oliver Hazard Perry's original flagship at the Battle of Lake Erie. Its county seat is New Castle.

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If you have the desire to help transcribe genealogical data and place it online for the free use of all researchers, contact Kim to become a host. Volunteer Information is available here.

This County currently does not have a host. This means that there is no one available to help answer your questions about this county's history or to help you with your family's genealogy within this county. WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU.


Lawrence County Data Online

1850 Census - Big Beaver Township

Partial Pages 86A to 90B (10 pages)

Boroughs and Census Designated Places
Altman Belmar Park Bessemer Brent Castlewood
Chewton Clover Coaltown Cottage Grove Coverdale
Coverts Derringer Corners Duckrun East Moravia East New Castle
Eastbrook Edinburg Elliotts Mills Ellport Ellwood City Energy
Enon Valley Fayette Frizzleburg Gibsondale Grahms
Grant City Harbor Harlansburg Hillsville Jackson Knolls Gardens
Joyce Kennedy Mill Lawrence Junction Mahoningtown Mayville
McCaslin McConnells Mill Moravia Mount Air Mount Jackson
Nashua Neshannock Falls New Beaver New Bedford New Castle
New Castle Junction New Wilmington Newport North Edinburg Oakland
Oakwood Painter Hill Park Gate Parkstown Peanut
Plain Grove Pleasant Hill Possum Hollow Princeton Pulaski
Pyles Mills Robinson Rock Point Rockville Rose Point
South New Castle Sunnyside Sunset Valley Union Valley Villa Maria
Volant Walmo Wampum Weigletown West New Castle
West Pittsburg Westview Heights Willow Grove Wurtemburg


Townships
Hickory Township Little Beaver Township Mahoning Township Neshannock Township North Beaver Township
Perry Township Plain Grove Township Pulaski Township Scott Township Shenango Township
Slippery Rock Township Taylor Township Union Township Washington Township Wayne Township
Wilmington Township

Surrounding Counties

Mercer County (north)

Beaver County (south)

Mahoning County, Ohio (west)

Butler County (east)

Columbiana County, Ohio (southwest)

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