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 (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. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ambridge 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ambridge:
- Beaver County (The home county of Ambridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge, with the one closest to Ambridge listed first.
- 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)
- Crestmont Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- New Sheffield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- 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
- Economy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wallace City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- 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
- Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge, with the one closest to Ambridge listed first.
- Leetsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bell Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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
- 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
- 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
- Sewickley Heights
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Sewickley Hills
(5 miles [8 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
- Moon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- 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
- Osborne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge, with the one closest to Ambridge listed first.
- Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aladdin
(30 miles [48.3 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, with the one closest to Ambridge listed first.
- Fernway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- 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
- Ogle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valencia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zelienople
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Callery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evans City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Watters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge, with the one closest to Ambridge 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
- New Beaver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Enon Valley
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Mount Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- 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, with the one closest to Ambridge 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)
- Hanlin Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- 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
- 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, with the one closest to Ambridge listed first.
- Arnold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(24 miles [38.6 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge, with the one closest to Ambridge listed first.
- East End
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- La Croft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Walkers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Glenmoor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- State Line ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Wellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- 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
- 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, with the one closest to Ambridge listed first.
- Empire
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Toronto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Knoxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Alikanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Cream City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Island Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- New Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Steubenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Mingo Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County (OH)
- New Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge, with the one closest to Ambridge listed first.
- Follansbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- 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
- Shank Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambridge, with the one closest to Ambridge listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(17 miles [27.4 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland
(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
- Weirton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ambridge, see our County-by-County Page for Ambridge.
Cemeteries Near Ambridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ambridge.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ambridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ambridge, with the one closest to Ambridge listed first.
- Elijah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Economy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Peter and Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Veazey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shousetown Glenwillard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethlehem United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Continue List (456 more) ...
- Sharon Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker 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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ambridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ambridge, with the one closest to Ambridge listed first.
- Fairoaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairoaks is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Leetsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- New Sheffield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wall Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wall Rose is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Rose
- Economy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Moon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Carnot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carnot is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnot
- Coraopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ambridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ambridge.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ambridge ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ambridge.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ambridge. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ambridge and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ambridge.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of Ambridge.
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 Ambridge:
- 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
- Mahoning 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' (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- Ambridge) 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |