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 Bertha (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 Bertha. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bertha is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland, Brooke (WV), Hancock (WV), Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Bertha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bertha:
- Washington County (The home county of Bertha)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Dinsmore
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Hanlin Station
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Cross Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Burgettstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Candor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Pattersons Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- MacDonald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Murdocksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Sturgeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Noblestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Moon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Morgan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Bridgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Heidelberg
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Coraopolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgeworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Glen Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Glen Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Haysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Comettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Frankfort Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Harshaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Kendall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Hookstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gringo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- South Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Shippingport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Crestmont Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- New Sheffield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Aliquippa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ambridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Fernway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Fox Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Seven Fields
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha 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
- Swarts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- Belmont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Martins Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colerain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colerain is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Brookside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- West Wheeling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheeling
- Barton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Bellaire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blainesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
- Kinsman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
- Carroll County (OH)
- Wattsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- East End
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Wellsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Calcutta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Salisbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Glenmoor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Glasgow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- West Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Point is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Salineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Harrison County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Hopedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Apex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Apex is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Blairmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
- Cadiz Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Harrisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Germano
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Germano is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Unionvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
- Narva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Narva is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Cadiz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cadiz is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <1>
- Jewett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Toronto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deandale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Mingo Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alikanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Steubenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Georges Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Brilliant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Gould
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Empire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Island Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- New Alexandria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Fernwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fernwood is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Follansbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Shank Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Bethany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Bottom
(15 miles [24.1 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Weirton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- New Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Fairhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Lawrenceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Dallas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Allendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Benwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Calis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Potomac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- West Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Point Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clearview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Echo Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Triadelphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Bethlehem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Wheeling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bertha, see our County-by-County Page for Bertha.
Cemeteries Near Bertha ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bertha.
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 Bertha - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bertha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chapel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Weirton (WV).
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
- Sunset Hills Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77988 <2>
- St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Weirton (WV).
- The St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201967 <2>
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West End Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Three Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (493 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Weirton (WV).
- The St. Paul Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79794 <2>
- Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Bertha in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bertha.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Dinsmore
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Hanlin Station
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Eldersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eldersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldersville
- Cross Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Bavington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bavington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavington
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Burgettstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bulger
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bulger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulger
- Colliers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colliers is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Pattersons Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Candor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Woodrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Comettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bertha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bertha.
Newspapers Published in Bertha ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bertha.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bertha, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bertha.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bertha:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Greene County
- Belmont County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Brooke County
- Hancock County
- Marshall County
- Ohio County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bertha) 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 Bertha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |