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 Castile (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 Castile. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Castile is primarily located in Greene County. A portion of Castile extends into 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 Greene County: Fayette, Washington, Marshall (WV), Monongalia (WV) & Wetzel (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Castile. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Castile:
- Greene County (The home county of Castile)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castile, with the one closest to Castile listed first.
- Lippincott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chartiers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Morrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morrisville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Waynesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rices Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swarts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Khedive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Carmichaels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castile, with the one closest to Castile listed first.
- Sunny Side
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Library
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Bethel Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Hills
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brightwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Upper Saint Clair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clairton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castile, with the one closest to Castile listed first.
- East Millsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millsboro
- La Belle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Luzerne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Luzerne is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Arensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arensburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arensburg
- Alicia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Heistersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Isabella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Isabella is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hiller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Adah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- Dunlap Creek Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dunlap Creek Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Creek Village
- Newell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castile, with the one closest to Castile listed first.
- Bissell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Marianna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ten Mile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Beallsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amity
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- West Amity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Amity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amity
- Deemston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Scenery Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castile, with the one closest to Castile listed first.
- Gibsonton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Smithton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sutersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Wyano
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Shaner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Herminie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooke County (WV)
- Bethany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castile, with the one closest to Castile listed first.
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Grant Town
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castile, with the one closest to Castile listed first.
- Dallas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Calis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Rocklick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Cameron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loudenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Knoxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Limestone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Kausooth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Glen Easton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sherrard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Bannen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Allendale
(30 miles [48.3 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 Castile, with the one closest to Castile listed first.
- Blacksville
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Bowlby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Wana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Miracle Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Maple
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Osage
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Star City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Baker Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Canyon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castile, with the one closest to Castile listed first.
- Potomac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Point Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Triadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Pleasant Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castile, with the one closest to Castile listed first.
- Round Bottom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Castile, see our County-by-County Page for Castile.
Cemeteries Near Castile ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Castile.
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 Castile - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Castile covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Castile, with the one closest to Castile listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Horn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Horn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Marianna.
- The Horn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Horn Burial Ground
- Horns Lutheran Cemetery
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45150 <3>
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Brethren Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (525 more) ...
- Buckingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Castile had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Castile, with the one closest to Castile listed first.
- Bissell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Ten Mile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Ruff Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruff Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff Creek
- Lippincott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Beallsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bakers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Amity
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Hackney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Waynesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Millsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fredericktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Amity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Amity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amity
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Castile. See our List of 1890's Communities around Castile.
Newspapers Published in Castile ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Castile.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Castile, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Castile.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Castile:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Fayette County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Castile) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Castile, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |