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 Berkeley Hills (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 Berkeley Hills. 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 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.
Berkeley Hills 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 Berkeley Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Berkeley Hills:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Berkeley Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkeley Hills, with the one closest to Berkeley Hills listed first.
- West View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Allison Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elfinwild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
- Cherry City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
- Etna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Avon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ben Avon Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Ingomar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Avalon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Ben Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkeley Hills, with the one closest to Berkeley Hills listed first.
- Freeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Leechburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Apollo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Apollo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McVille
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Slate Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Orchard Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Edmon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Neale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Shadyside Village
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Spring Church
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkeley Hills, with the one closest to Berkeley Hills listed first.
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Ambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Baden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Aliquippa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Gringo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Conway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- New Sheffield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Freedom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkeley Hills, with the one closest to Berkeley Hills listed first.
- Valencia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Fox Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Glade Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Myoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Fernway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Callery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Watters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Brownsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Evans City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkeley Hills, with the one closest to Berkeley Hills listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Brownstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Indiana County
- White
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkeley Hills, with the one closest to Berkeley Hills 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
- Energy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- New Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkeley Hills, with the one closest to Berkeley Hills listed first.
- MacDonald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Gastonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- McMurray
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Candor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Finleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cokeburg
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strabane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkeley Hills, with the one closest to Berkeley Hills listed first.
- Arnold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Trafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murrysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Larimer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Weinel Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Bagdad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- North Irwin
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Export
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkeley Hills, with the one closest to Berkeley Hills listed first.
- East End
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkeley Hills, with the one closest to Berkeley Hills listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Berkeley Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Berkeley Hills.
Cemeteries Near Berkeley Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berkeley Hills.
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 Berkeley Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Berkeley Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Berkeley Hills, with the one closest to Berkeley Hills listed first.
- United Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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>
- Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Pittsburgh.
- The Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery
- Christ Our Redeemer Cemetery
- North Side Cemetery
- Northside Catholic Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
- St. Philomena Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45627 <2>
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Royal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Royal Cemetery
- The Mt. Royal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Royal Memorial Park
- Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45539 <2>
- Allegheny County Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Assisi Convent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Light Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (435 more) ...
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<4>
While we didn't find Berkeley Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Berkeley Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Berkeley Hills, with the one closest to Berkeley Hills listed first.
- West View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glenshaw
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Perrysville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Wittmer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wittmer is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittmer
- Elfinwild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
- Bellevue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Woods Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Lawrenceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Sharpsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Talley Cavey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Talley Cavey is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cavey
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ingomar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Berkeley Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Berkeley Hills.
Newspapers Published in Berkeley Hills ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berkeley Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berkeley Hills, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Berkeley Hills.
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 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 Berkeley Hills:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Indiana County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Berkeley Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Berkeley Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |