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 Avella (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 Avella. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Avella is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland, Brooke (WV), Hancock (WV), Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Avella. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avella:
- Washington County (The home county of Avella)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avella, with the one closest to Avella listed first.
- Pattersons Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Independence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Cross Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- West Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Middletown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Woodrow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Acheson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Acheson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acheson
- Hanlin Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Burgettstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Dinsmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Wolfdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfdale
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avella, with the one closest to Avella listed first.
- Murdocksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Noblestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Sturgeon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Bridgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Moon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Essen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Upper Saint Clair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Heidelberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heidelberg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Carnegie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsbury Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsbury Village is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsbury Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avella, with the one closest to Avella listed first.
- Comettsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Frankfort Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Kendall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Harshaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Hookstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gringo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- South Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- New Sheffield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Shippingport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Crestmont Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aliquippa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avella, with the one closest to Avella listed first.
- West Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Swarts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- Rutan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rutan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
- Ryerson Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- McCracken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McCracken is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Rogersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Lippincott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Waynesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Higbee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Higbee is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Holbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Chartiers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Clarksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Belmont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avella, with the one closest to Avella listed first.
- Martins Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheeling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheeling
- Brookside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Colerain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colerain is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Barton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bellaire
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Crescent
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Blainesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
- Kinsman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
- Neffs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neffs is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs
- Shadyside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avella, with the one closest to Avella listed first.
- East Liverpool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East End
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Walkers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- La Croft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- New Salisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Calcutta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glenmoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Harrison County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avella, with the one closest to Avella listed first.
- Blairmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
- Harrisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Hopedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Unionvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
- Apex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Apex is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Cadiz Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Narva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Narva is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Germano
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Germano is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Cadiz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cadiz is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <1>
- New Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jewett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avella, with the one closest to Avella listed first.
- Brilliant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Deandale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Georges Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Mingo Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gould
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Steubenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Alikanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Valley Glen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Valley Glen is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Glen
- Rayland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fernwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fernwood is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Highland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Tiltonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avella, with the one closest to Avella listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shank Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Follansbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Dutch Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Beech Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Windsor Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avella, with the one closest to Avella listed first.
- Weirton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- New Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Fairhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Newell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avella, with the one closest to Avella listed first.
- Dallas
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Allendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Benwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Calis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- McMechen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Rocklick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Glen Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Knoxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Moundsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avella, with the one closest to Avella listed first.
- Potomac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- West Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Point Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Echo Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Triadelphia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Bethlehem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Wheeling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avella, see our County-by-County Page for Avella.
Cemeteries Near Avella ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avella.
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 Avella - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avella covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avella, with the one closest to Avella listed first.
- West End Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Independence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lower Buffalo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooke Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooke Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Wellsburg (WV).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77860 <2>
- Continue List (490 more) ...
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Georges Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Avella in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Avella.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Avella, with the one closest to Avella listed first.
- Pattersons Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Independence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- West Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Middletown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Cross Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Woodrow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Eldersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eldersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldersville
- Dunsfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dunsfort is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsfort
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hanlin Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Burgettstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colliers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colliers is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dinsmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Lazearville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lazearville is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazearville
- Wellsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avella. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avella.
Newspapers Published in Avella ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avella.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avella, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avella.
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 Avella:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Greene County
- Belmont County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Brooke County
- Hancock County
- Marshall County
- Ohio 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 Avella, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Avella) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |