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 Beechmont (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 Beechmont. 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 and 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.
Beechmont 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 Beechmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beechmont:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Beechmont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechmont, with the one closest to Beechmont listed first.
- Oakdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morgan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Noblestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Sturgeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heidelberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heidelberg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Woodville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Pennsbury Village
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Bridgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carnegie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moon Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Rosslyn Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosslyn Farms is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn Farms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Essen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechmont, with the one closest to Beechmont listed first.
- South Heights
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Ambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crestmont Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- New Sheffield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Aliquippa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harshaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Baden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Economy
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Frankfort Springs
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Comettsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechmont, with the one closest to Beechmont listed first.
- Fernway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Seven Fields
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Valencia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mars
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Callery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Myoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Glade Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Evans City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Watters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Zelienople
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechmont, with the one closest to Beechmont listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Fairhope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Newell
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Chamouni
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Kenneth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- La Belle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Banning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Redstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechmont, with the one closest to Beechmont listed first.
- West Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Clarksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chartiers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Swarts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechmont, with the one closest to Beechmont listed first.
- MacDonald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cokeburg
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Candor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- McMurray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Strabane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McGovern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McGovern is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGovern
- Burgettstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechmont, with the one closest to Beechmont listed first.
- Shaner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Trafford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sutersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Monessen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Rillton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Gibsonton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Arnold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechmont, with the one closest to Beechmont listed first.
- East End
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Walkers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Calcutta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechmont, with the one closest to Beechmont listed first.
- Toronto
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deandale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Mingo Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alikanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Empire
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Georges Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Steubenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brilliant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Gould
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Stratton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Island Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- New Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechmont, with the one closest to Beechmont listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Follansbee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Bethany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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 Beechmont, with the one closest to Beechmont listed first.
- Weirton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Fairhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechmont, with the one closest to Beechmont listed first.
- Potomac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- West Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Point Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beechmont, see our County-by-County Page for Beechmont.
Cemeteries Near Beechmont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beechmont.
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 Beechmont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beechmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beechmont, with the one closest to Beechmont listed first.
- Oakdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oakdale Old German Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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>
- Robinson Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Noblestown Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Agatha Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville State Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (447 more) ...
- St.s Peter & Paul Ukrainian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holy Souls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 in 1895, Beechmont had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beechmont, with the one closest to Beechmont listed first.
- Hickman
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickman is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Federal
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Federal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Walkers Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walkers Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Mill
- Sturgeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morgan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Bridgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bower Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bower Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Hill
- Woodville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- McDonald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cecil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Essen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Beechcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beechcliff is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechcliff
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Moon Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Venice
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Venice is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Upper Saint Clair
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beechmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beechmont.
Newspapers Published in Beechmont ...
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 Beechmont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beechmont, 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 Beechmont.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Beechmont:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Greene 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 Beechmont, 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- Beechmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |