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 Bavington (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 Bavington. 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 doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bavington 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 Bavington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bavington:
- Washington County (The home county of Bavington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bavington, with the one closest to Bavington listed first.
- Candor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Dinsmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burgettstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hanlin Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Cross Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- MacDonald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Woodrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Pattersons Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Cokeburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bavington, with the one closest to Bavington listed first.
- Murdocksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Sturgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Noblestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Oakdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Morgan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Coraopolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgeworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Haysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Leetsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osborne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bavington, with the one closest to Bavington listed first.
- Comettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Harshaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Frankfort Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Kendall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Gringo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- New Sheffield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Crestmont Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- South Heights
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Ambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hookstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aliquippa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shippingport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bavington, with the one closest to Bavington listed first.
- Fernway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Seven Fields
(23 miles [37 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
- Fox Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Mars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valencia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Callery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Zelienople
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evans City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Greene County
- West Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bavington, with the one closest to Bavington listed first.
- Ellport
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Enon Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont County (OH)
- Martins Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bavington, with the one closest to Bavington listed first.
- East End
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- La Croft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Wellsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calcutta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- New Salisbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Glasgow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- West Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Point is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- East Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Mill Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Harrison County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bavington, with the one closest to Bavington listed first.
- Apex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Apex is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Hopedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blairmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
- Cadiz Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Germano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Germano is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bavington, with the one closest to Bavington listed first.
- Toronto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Empire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Mingo Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alikanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Steubenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stratton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deandale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Georges Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Gould
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Island Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Sugar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Brilliant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bavington, with the one closest to Bavington listed first.
- Follansbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Shank Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Bethany
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Bottom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 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 Bavington, with the one closest to Bavington listed first.
- Weirton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Fairhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Newell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County (WV)
- Dallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bavington, with the one closest to Bavington listed first.
- Potomac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- West Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Valley Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Point Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Echo Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Pleasant Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Triadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bavington, see our County-by-County Page for Bavington.
Cemeteries Near Bavington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bavington.
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 Bavington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bavington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bavington, with the one closest to Bavington listed first.
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell - Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #691361 <2>
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Robb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (480 more) ...
- Noblestown Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bavington had a population of 187 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bavington, with the one closest to Bavington listed first.
- Bulger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bulger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulger
- Candor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Virsoix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Virsoix is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virsoix
- Murdocksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Dinsmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanlin Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Burgettstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Imperial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Eldersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eldersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldersville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cross Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Primrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Primrose is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- McDonald
(7 miles [11.3 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 Bavington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bavington.
Newspapers Published in Bavington ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bavington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bavington, 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 Bavington.
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 websites either 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 Bavington:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Greene County
- Lawrence 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 Bavington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bavington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |