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 Donora (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 Donora. 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 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.
Donora is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland, Brooke (WV), Hancock (WV), Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Donora. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Donora:
- Washington County (The home county of Donora)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donora, with the one closest to Donora listed first.
- Black Diamond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Monongahela
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongahela have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela
- Monongahela is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongahela <2>
- Charleroi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi
- Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleroi <2>
- North Charleroi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Charleroi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Dunlevy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlevy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlevy
- Dunlevy is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlevy <2>
- Twilight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - New Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eagle
- New Eagle is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Eagle <2>
- Allenport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenport
- Allenport is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allenport <2>
- Long Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Roscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Sudan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
- Sudan is located in Washington County
- Elco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Baidland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donora, with the one closest to Donora listed first.
- Sunny Side
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Elizabeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <2>
- West Elizabeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elizabeth
- West Elizabeth is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Elizabeth <2>
- Clairton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clairton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairton
- Clairton is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clairton <2>
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Versailles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Jefferson Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
- Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
- Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
- Jefferson
- Coal Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Glassport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glassport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassport
- Glassport is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glassport <2>
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - McKeesport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
- McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <2>
- Port Vue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vue
- Port Vue is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
- Library
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Library have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Library
- Library is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Library <2>
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donora, with the one closest to Donora listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Belle Vernon is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Vernon <2>
- Lynnwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Brownstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Fairhope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Arnold City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Fayette City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Banning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Chamouni
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Kenneth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Newell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Redstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Whitsett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donora, with the one closest to Donora listed first.
- Chartiers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Clarksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
- Rices Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rices Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Landing
- Rices Landing is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rices Landing <2>
- Stringtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Cumberland Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Carmichaels
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichaels
- Carmichaels is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmichaels <2>
- Fairdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Nemacolin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Lippincott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Ceylon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Khedive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - West Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donora, with the one closest to Donora listed first.
- North Belle Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belle Vernon
- North Belle Vernon is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Monessen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
- Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <2>
- Gibsonton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Sutersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutersville
- Sutersville is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutersville <2>
- West Newton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- West Newton is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Newton <2>
- Smithton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Smithton is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithton <2>
- Wyano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Shaner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Yukon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Yukon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <2>
- Herminie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herminie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herminie
- Herminie is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herminie <2>
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
- Arona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Hunker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunker
- Hunker is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunker <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Donora, see our County-by-County Page for Donora.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Donora ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Donora.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Donora. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Donora and those printed in the larger area surrounding Donora.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of Donora.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Donora:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Pennsylvania State Archives
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Greene County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Westmoreland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allegheny County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Washington County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Washington County
Cemeteries Near Donora ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Donora.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Donora covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Donora, with the one closest to Donora listed first.
- St. Domanick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Domanick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Domanick Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
- Gilmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilmore Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Donora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44920 <4>
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Ohar Sholom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohar Sholom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohar Sholom Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
- Holy Name Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Name Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Name Cemetery
- St. Hyacinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Hyacinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hyacinth Cemetery
- Belle Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belle Vernon Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in North Belle Vernon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belle Vernon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44362 <4>
- Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horseshoe Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
- Charleroi Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charleroi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charleroi Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (444 more) ...
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
- Monongahela Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- The Monongahela Cemetery has also been known as:
- Monongahela City Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monongahela Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45444 <4>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Donora in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Donora.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Donora, with the one closest to Donora listed first.
- Webster
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Sunny Side
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Manown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Black Diamond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Charleroi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi
- Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleroi <2>
- Gibsonton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Belle Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Belle Vernon is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Vernon <2>
- Monongahela
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongahela have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela
- Monongahela is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongahela <2>
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Port Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Port Royal is located in Westmoreland County
- Hilldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Roscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Continue List (24 more) ...
- Allenport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenport
- Allenport is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allenport <2>
- Fayette City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Fitz Henry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitz Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitz Henry
- Fitz Henry is located in Westmoreland County
- Allenport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Donora. See our List of 1890's Communities around Donora.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Donora. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Donora) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Donora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1738, Longitude: -79.8585 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Donora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |