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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 Clinton (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 Clinton. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.

Clinton is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Garrett (MD), Greene, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, Monongalia (WV) & Preston (WV).

Below are the counties that are near Clinton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clinton:

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Clinton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • White
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • White is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
    • Indian Head
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Head is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
    • Champion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bear Rocks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
    • Laurelville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Laurelville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
    • Everson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Everson is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • South Connellsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Connellsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sitka
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sitka is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
    • Seven Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dunbar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rogerstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
    • Dawson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Allegheny County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Sunny Side
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Boston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
    • Versailles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Versailles is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
    • Clairton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elizabeth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • West Elizabeth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • White Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
    • Mendelssohn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
    • Riverton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverton is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Coal Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Stringtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Stringtown is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Nemacolin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nemacolin is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
    • Fairdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairdale is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Cumberland Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
    • Greensboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carmichaels
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Rices Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Ceylon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ceylon is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Blairsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bow is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
    • White
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • White is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
    • Robinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Robinson is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Bakersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bakersville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
    • Draketown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Draketown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
    • New Lexington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • New Lexington is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
    • Lavansville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lavansville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
    • New Centerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • New Centerville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Roytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Roytown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
    • Confluence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Casselman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Casselman is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Laurel Mountain Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Markleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Husband
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Husband is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband
    • Sipesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Sipesville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Allenport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Speers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Speers is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Blainsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Blainsburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
    • California
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Donora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Donora is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <1>
    • Dunlevy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Elco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Elco is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Roscoe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Roscoe is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
    • Stockdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Twilight
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Twilight is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • West Brownsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • West Brownsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
    • Charleroi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Coal Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Mount Joy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
    • Donegal
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Iron Bridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
    • Scottdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Overton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
    • Hawkeye
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Mount Pleasant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kecksburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
    • Stahlstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alverton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
    • Calumet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • United
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • United is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
    • Lycippus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lycippus is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycippus
  • Garrett County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Friendsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Grantsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Accident
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Preston County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Clifton Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
    • Brandonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Hazelton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bruceton Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Little Sandy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clinton, see our County-by-County Page for Clinton.

Cemeteries Near Clinton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clinton.

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 Clinton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clinton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.

  • Dan Snyder Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan Snyder Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dan Snyder Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Indian Head.
    • The Dan Snyder Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Snyder Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1191187 <3>
  • Normalville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Raymonds Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Green Lick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Ridge Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Ritas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery (New)
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (276 more) ...

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 Clinton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clinton.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.

  • White
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • White is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
  • Normalville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Head
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Head is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
  • Acme
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pennsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pennsville is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
  • Moyer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Moyer is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyer
  • Indian Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Creek is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Mill Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Donegal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
  • Laurelville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Laurelville is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
  • New Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • New Haven is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Connellsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jones Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Overton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clinton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clinton.

Newspapers Published in Clinton ...

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 Clinton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clinton, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clinton.

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 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 Clinton:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clinton) 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 Clinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.