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 Blairtown (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 Blairtown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Blairtown is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Fayette, Washington, Marshall (WV), Monongalia (WV) & Wetzel (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Blairtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blairtown:
- Greene County (The home county of Blairtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Waynesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Morrisville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morrisville is located in Greene County
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- Rogersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Lippincott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
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- Swarts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
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- Gump
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gump is located in Greene County
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- Fordyce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County
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- Kirby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirby is located in Greene County
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- Khedive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
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- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Spraggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Holbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Sunny Side
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Library
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
- Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
- Jefferson
- West Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- East Millsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millsboro
- Fairchance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- Arensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Arensburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arensburg
- Isabella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Isabella is located in Fayette County
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- La Belle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
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- Fayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Heistersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Luzerne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Masontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alicia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- McClellandtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Atlantic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Bissell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Ten Mile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- West Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Amity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amity
- Beallsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marianna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Lone Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- McCracken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McCracken is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deemston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Gibsonton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Monessen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Smithton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Bellaire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shadyside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brooke County (WV)
- Bethany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Hoodsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Grant Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Pleasant View
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Metz
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Metz is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Rivesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barrackville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Katy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Katy is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Mannington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Fairmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garden Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Rocklick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Calis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Dallas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Cameron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Loudenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Bannen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Kausooth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Knoxville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Glen Easton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Limestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Adaline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Sherrard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Allendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Blacksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Wana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Miracle Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Bowlby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Maple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Cassville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Wadestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Sandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Saint Cloud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Hagans
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Osage
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Baker Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Point Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Triadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Pleasant Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- West Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Echo Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Wheeling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Round Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Anthem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Kodol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blairtown, see our County-by-County Page for Blairtown.
Cemeteries Near Blairtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blairtown.
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 Blairtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blairtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Green Mount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Rogersville.
- Pollock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greene County Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Claughton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bates Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (528 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whiteley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Blairtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blairtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blairtown, with the one closest to Blairtown listed first.
- Waynesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Ruff Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ruff Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff Creek
- Sycamore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Rogersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Gump
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gump is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Lippincott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Swarts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- Kirby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Fordyce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Holbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Woodruff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spraggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Khedive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blairtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blairtown.
Newspapers Published in Blairtown ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blairtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blairtown, 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 Blairtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Blairtown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Fayette County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Belmont County
- Brooke County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Ohio County
- Wetzel 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> | 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 Blairtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blairtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |