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 Beechcliff (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 Beechcliff. 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 and 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.
Beechcliff is located in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County: Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Beechcliff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beechcliff:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Beechcliff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechcliff, with the one closest to Beechcliff listed first.
- Noblestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moon Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Moon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Sturgeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Pennsbury Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pennsbury Village is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsbury Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Thornburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thornburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Coraopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Glenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Crafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carnegie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong County
- Freeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechcliff, with the one closest to Beechcliff listed first.
- South Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Gringo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Ambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crestmont Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- New Sheffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Aliquippa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Baden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Economy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Harshaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Frankfort Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Conway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wallace City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Comettsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechcliff, with the one closest to Beechcliff listed first.
- Fernway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Seven Fields
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Mars
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Valencia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Callery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Myoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Evans City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Watters
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Glade Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Harmony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zelienople
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechcliff, with the one closest to Beechcliff listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Fairhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Newell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Brownstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Greene County
- West Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Lawrence County
- Ellport
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechcliff, with the one closest to Beechcliff listed first.
- MacDonald
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Candor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Cokeburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Thompsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Burgettstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McMurray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Strabane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Cross Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechcliff, with the one closest to Beechcliff listed first.
- Parnassus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Trafford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arnold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shaner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Larimer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Sutersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Lower Burrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Murrysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Irwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Monessen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechcliff, with the one closest to Beechcliff listed first.
- East End
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Calcutta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Walkers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Wellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- New Salisbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechcliff, with the one closest to Beechcliff listed first.
- Toronto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alikanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Empire
(23 miles [37 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
- Mingo Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Steubenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stratton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deandale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Georges Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Sugar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Gould
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- 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
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Brilliant
(26 miles [41.8 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 Beechcliff, with the one closest to Beechcliff listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Follansbee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Shank Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Bethany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Wellsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Bottom
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 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 Beechcliff, with the one closest to Beechcliff listed first.
- Fairhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Weirton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- New Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Zalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechcliff, with the one closest to Beechcliff listed first.
- Potomac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- West Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beechcliff, see our County-by-County Page for Beechcliff.
Cemeteries Near Beechcliff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beechcliff.
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 Beechcliff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beechcliff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beechcliff, with the one closest to Beechcliff listed first.
- Resurrection Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holy Souls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Noblestown Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakdale Old German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Old German Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakdale Old German Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Oakdale.
- The Oakdale Old German Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old German Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375402 <2>
- Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Petrie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Felician Sisters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coraopolis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (449 more) ...
- Robb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 in 1895, Beechcliff had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beechcliff, with the one closest to Beechcliff listed first.
- Imperial
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sturgeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Beechmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beechmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechmont
- Walkers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walkers Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Mill
- Moon Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Moon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Groveton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Groveton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Montour Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montour Junction is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Junction
- McDonald
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carnot
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carnot is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnot
- Federal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Federal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Glenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Haysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Coraopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beechcliff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beechcliff.
Newspapers Published in Beechcliff ...
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 434 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beechcliff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beechcliff, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beechcliff.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Beechcliff:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Brooke County
- Hancock 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 Beechcliff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beechcliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |