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 Ambridge Heights (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 Ambridge Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Ambridge Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ambridge Heights: Ambridge Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Ambridge Heights is located in Beaver 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 Beaver County: Columbiana (OH), Allegheny, Butler, Lawrence, Washington & Hancock (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Ambridge Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ambridge Heights:
- Beaver County (The home county of Ambridge Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge Heights, with the one closest to Ambridge Heights listed first.
- Ambridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Aliquippa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gringo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Crestmont Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- New Sheffield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Economy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Conway
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wallace City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge Heights, with the one closest to Ambridge Heights listed first.
- Bell Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Leetsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edgeworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Sewickley Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Sewickley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Sewickley Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Borough of Glen Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Glen Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Osborne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Franklin Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Coraopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge Heights, with the one closest to Ambridge Heights listed first.
- Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aladdin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge Heights, with the one closest to Ambridge Heights listed first.
- Fernway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fox Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Seven Fields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Mars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Callery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Valencia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zelienople
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Evans City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge Heights, with the one closest to Ambridge Heights listed first.
- Ellport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Wampum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Beaver
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Enon Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Energy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- East Moravia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Altman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Rose Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Grant City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Mahoningtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- South New Castle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- S.N.P.J
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge Heights, with the one closest to Ambridge Heights listed first.
- Candor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- MacDonald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Burgettstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cokeburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Cross Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Hanlin Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Thompsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Canonsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge Heights, with the one closest to Ambridge Heights listed first.
- Arnold
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Trafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Murrysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bagdad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Weinel Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Larimer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge Heights, with the one closest to Ambridge Heights listed first.
- East End
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Calcutta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Liverpool
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- La Croft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Walkers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Glenmoor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- State Line ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Wellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Carmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- East Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge Heights, with the one closest to Ambridge Heights listed first.
- Toronto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Empire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Alikanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Steubenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Island Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- New Somerset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Mingo Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge Heights, with the one closest to Ambridge Heights listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Follansbee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Dutch Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge Heights, with the one closest to Ambridge Heights listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Newell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- New Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Weirton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ambridge Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Ambridge Heights.
Cemeteries Near Ambridge Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ambridge Heights.
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 Ambridge Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ambridge Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ambridge Heights, with the one closest to Ambridge Heights listed first.
- Economy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Peter and Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elijah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shousetown Glenwillard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Veazey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sewickley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. James Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Sewickley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46037 <2>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Bethlehem United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (454 more) ...
- Sharon Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Ambridge Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ambridge Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ambridge Heights, with the one closest to Ambridge Heights listed first.
- Fairoaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairoaks is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Leetsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shields is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Edgeworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Aliquippa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stoops Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
- Sewickley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wall Rose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wall Rose is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Rose
- New Sheffield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Osborne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Economy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Conway
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ambridge Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ambridge Heights.
Newspapers Published in Ambridge Heights ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ambridge Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ambridge Heights, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ambridge Heights.
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 Ambridge Heights:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Beaver County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Brooke 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ambridge Heights) 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 Ambridge Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |