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 Acme (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 Acme. 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 and doctors 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.
Acme is located in Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Indiana & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Acme. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Acme:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Acme)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acme, with the one closest to Acme listed first.
- Donegal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kecksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Mount Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Stahlstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calumet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lycippus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lycippus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycippus
- United
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- United is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
- West Overton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Alverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Hawkeye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Scottdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acme, with the one closest to Acme listed first.
- Buena Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Boston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Versailles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Sunny Side
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Lincoln
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clairton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East McKeesport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- North Versailles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pitcairn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Elizabeth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Armstrong County
- Edmon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acme, with the one closest to Acme listed first.
- Elim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elim is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
- Southmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Southmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Westmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
- Ingleside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ingleside is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Brownstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Cambria City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
- Conemaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
- Daisytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daisytown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Johnstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acme, with the one closest to Acme listed first.
- Bear Rocks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- White
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Laurelville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Champion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Everson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Seven Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Connellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Connellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
- Rogerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
- Sitka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sitka is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Greene County
- Stringtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acme, with the one closest to Acme listed first.
- Blairsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bow
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- White
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Robinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Black Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Josephine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Palmertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Coral
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Heshbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heshbon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
- Armagh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acme, with the one closest to Acme listed first.
- Bakersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Laurel Mountain Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
- Lavansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lavansville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
- New Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Sipesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sipesville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
- New Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Centerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Husband
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Husband is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband
- Jennerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Draketown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Gideon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gideon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Jenners Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
- Casselman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acme, with the one closest to Acme listed first.
- Donora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Allenport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roscoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roscoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Speers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- California
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Charleroi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dunlevy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Long Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Stockdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Twilight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Black Diamond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Blainsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Acme, see our County-by-County Page for Acme.
Cemeteries Near Acme ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Acme.
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 Acme - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Acme covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Acme, with the one closest to Acme listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Porch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Lick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dan Snyder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan Snyder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dan Snyder Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Indian Head.
- The Dan Snyder Cemetery has also been known as:
- Snyder Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1191187 <3>
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Raymonds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snowball Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (292 more) ...
- Green Ridge Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Normalville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nedrow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 in 1895, Acme had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Acme, with the one closest to Acme listed first.
- Donegal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Laurelville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Kecksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Mammoth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mammoth is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Jones Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stahlstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calumet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Iron Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Lycippus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lycippus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycippus
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Trauger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trauger is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trauger
- Indian Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- United
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- United is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Acme. See our List of 1890's Communities around Acme.
Newspapers Published in Acme ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Acme.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Acme, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Acme.
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 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 Acme:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Cambria County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Indiana County
- Somerset County
- Washington 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Acme) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Acme, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |