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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 Cokeburg Junction (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 Cokeburg Junction. 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.
Name Variations for Cokeburg Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cokeburg Junction: Cokeburg Jct. (or less commonly used: Cokeburg Jctn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Cokeburg Junction 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 Cokeburg Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cokeburg Junction:
- Washington County (The home county of Cokeburg Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokeburg Junction, with the one closest to Cokeburg Junction listed first.
- Scenery Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lover
- Sudan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sudan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
- Dunningsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunningsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunningsville
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Baidland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Deemston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Daisytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beallsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marianna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charleroi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coal Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokeburg Junction, with the one closest to Cokeburg Junction listed first.
- Sunny Side
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Library
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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
- Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clairton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Upper Saint Clair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Brightwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokeburg Junction, with the one closest to Cokeburg Junction listed first.
- Newell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- La Belle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Belle Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alicia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Luzerne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Chamouni
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Kenneth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Lynnwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- East Millsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millsboro
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hiller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokeburg Junction, with the one closest to Cokeburg Junction listed first.
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chartiers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Rices Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Lippincott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Carmichaels
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Stringtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- West Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Fairdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Khedive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Swarts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokeburg Junction, with the one closest to Cokeburg Junction listed first.
- Gibsonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Monessen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Belle Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Smithton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sutersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Wyano
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Shaner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Yukon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Herminie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brooke County (WV)
- Bethany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokeburg Junction, with the one closest to Cokeburg Junction listed first.
- Dallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Calis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Rocklick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokeburg Junction, with the one closest to Cokeburg Junction listed first.
- Bowlby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Blacksville
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Baker Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Canyon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cassville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokeburg Junction, with the one closest to Cokeburg Junction listed first.
- Potomac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Valley Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Point Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- West Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cokeburg Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Cokeburg Junction.
Cemeteries Near Cokeburg Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cokeburg Junction.
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 Cokeburg Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cokeburg Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cokeburg Junction, with the one closest to Cokeburg Junction listed first.
- St. Clements Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Scenery Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenery Hill Cemetery
- The Scenery Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962382 <2>
- Beallsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pigeon Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Letherman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letherman Cemetery
- The Letherman Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Pigeon Creek Dunkard Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Brethren Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buckingham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (477 more) ...
- Westland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Charleroi Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Cokeburg Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cokeburg Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cokeburg Junction, with the one closest to Cokeburg Junction listed first.
- Scenery Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vanceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vanceville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceville
- Lover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lover
- Odell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Odell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Dunningsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunningsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunningsville
- Glyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glyde is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyde
- Kammerer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kammerer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kammerer
- Beallsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deemston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Baidland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Lone Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Fredericktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (26 more) ...
- Coal Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Stockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cokeburg Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cokeburg Junction.
Newspapers Published in Cokeburg Junction ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cokeburg Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cokeburg Junction, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cokeburg Junction.
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 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 Cokeburg Junction:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Westmoreland County
- Brooke County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia 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> | 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 Cokeburg Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Cokeburg Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |