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 Amend (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 Amend. 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.
Amend is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Garrett (MD), Greene, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, Monongalia (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Amend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amend:
- Fayette County (The home county of Amend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amend, with the one closest to Amend listed first.
- Uledi
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Uledi is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uledi
- Highhouse
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Shoaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Leith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Hoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hoover is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Puritan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Puritan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Hopwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hutchinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Oliver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buffington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- New Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McClellandtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amend, with the one closest to Amend listed first.
- Sunny Side
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Buena Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clairton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
- Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
- Jefferson
- Mendelssohn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Versailles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amend, with the one closest to Amend listed first.
- Nemacolin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Greensboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Carmichaels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Ceylon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Rices Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dilliner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Dunkard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Khedive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Chartiers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amend, with the one closest to Amend listed first.
- Draketown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Confluence
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ursina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Addison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Listonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Markleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Casselman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Amend, with the one closest to Amend listed first.
- Blainsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- California
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coal Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Daisytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allenport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Speers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Deemston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Long Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amend, with the one closest to Amend listed first.
- Gibsonton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Belle Vernon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belle Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Monessen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Smithton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scottdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- West Overton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Alverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Iron Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Wyano
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- West Newton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amend, with the one closest to Amend listed first.
- Friendsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Accident
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amend, with the one closest to Amend listed first.
- Hoodsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Pleasant View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Grant Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Mount Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Rivesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amend, with the one closest to Amend listed first.
- Canyon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cheat Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Baker Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Bowlby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Morgantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Osage
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Star City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Westover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Granville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Cassville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Laurel Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amend, with the one closest to Amend listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Bruceton Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Little Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Hazelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Masontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lenox
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Reedsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arthurdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Albright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amend, see our County-by-County Page for Amend.
Cemeteries Near Amend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amend.
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 Amend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amend, with the one closest to Amend listed first.
- Tomasza Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairchance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchance Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairchance Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Fairchance.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969827 <2>
- Fairchance Veterans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Little White Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. St. Macrina Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Fairchance)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (364 more) ...
- Reformed Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopwood.
- The St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Byzantine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170323 <2>
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Hopwood)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Amend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Amend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amend, with the one closest to Amend listed first.
- Highhouse
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Balsinger
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Balsinger is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsinger
- Oliphant Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oliphant Furnace is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Furnace
- Leith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Brownfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brownfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
- Hutchinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Hopwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haddenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haddenville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddenville
- New Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dearth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dearth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearth
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- McClellandtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Frame
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Frame is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
- Searights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Searights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amend.
Newspapers Published in Amend ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amend, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amend.
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 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 Amend:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Garrett County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston 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> | 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 Amend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |