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 Ben Avon Heights (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 Ben Avon Heights. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Ben Avon Heights 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 Ben Avon Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ben Avon Heights:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Ben Avon Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben Avon Heights, with the one closest to Ben Avon Heights listed first.
- Avalon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Ben Avon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
- Bellevue
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Emsworth
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dixmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- McKees Rocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woods Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Glenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Fairywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Coraopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben Avon Heights, with the one closest to Ben Avon Heights listed first.
- Freeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Leechburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Apollo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Apollo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- McVille
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Slate Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Neale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Edmon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Shadyside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben Avon Heights, with the one closest to Ben Avon Heights listed first.
- Ambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Baden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Economy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Gringo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Aliquippa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Wallace City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben Avon Heights, with the one closest to Ben Avon Heights listed first.
- Seven Fields
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Fernway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Valencia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fox Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Mars
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ogle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Callery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Myoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Glade Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Evans City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Watters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Brownsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben Avon Heights, with the one closest to Ben Avon Heights listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Brownstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fairhope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben Avon Heights, with the one closest to Ben Avon Heights listed first.
- Ellport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- New Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Energy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben Avon Heights, with the one closest to Ben Avon Heights listed first.
- MacDonald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Candor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- McMurray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cokeburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Canonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Finleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Ellsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Burgettstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben Avon Heights, with the one closest to Ben Avon Heights listed first.
- Arnold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Trafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Burrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Murrysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Larimer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- North Irwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Shaner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Irwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
- Rillton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben Avon Heights, with the one closest to Ben Avon Heights listed first.
- East End
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Calcutta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- La Croft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Walkers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Glenmoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Wellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben Avon Heights, with the one closest to Ben Avon Heights listed first.
- Empire
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Toronto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stratton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alikanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Sugar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben Avon Heights, with the one closest to Ben Avon Heights listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Follansbee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben Avon Heights, with the one closest to Ben Avon Heights listed first.
- Fairhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Newell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Weirton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ben Avon Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Ben Avon Heights.
Cemeteries Near Ben Avon Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ben Avon Heights.
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 Ben Avon Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ben Avon Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ben Avon Heights, with the one closest to Ben Avon Heights listed first.
- Mt. Assisi Convent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Piskover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Greek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Polish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- United Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- The United Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosemont United Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46549 <2>
- Tree of Life Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (431 more) ...
- Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zedeck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
While we didn't find Ben Avon Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ben Avon Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ben Avon Heights, with the one closest to Ben Avon Heights listed first.
- Avalon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Bellevue
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Emsworth
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Perrysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Dixmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Chartiers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- McKees Rocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woods Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Glenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Montour Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Montour Junction is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Junction
- Groveton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Groveton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Moon Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Ingram
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- Ingomar
(4 miles [6.4 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 Ben Avon Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ben Avon Heights.
Newspapers Published in Ben Avon Heights ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ben Avon Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ben Avon Heights, 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 Ben Avon Heights.
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 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 Ben Avon Heights:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Brooke County
- Hancock 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 Ben Avon Heights, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ben Avon Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |