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 Coolspring (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 Coolspring. 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 Coolspring ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Cool Spring.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Coolspring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coolspring.
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 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.
Coolspring 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 Coolspring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coolspring:
- Fayette County (The home county of Coolspring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coolspring, with the one closest to Coolspring listed first.
- Lemont Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Evans
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- East Uniontown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Uniontown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Uniontown
- Mount Independence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Independence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Independence
- Oliver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Hopwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Uniontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hutchinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Bitner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bitner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitner
- Laurel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Uledi
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Uledi is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uledi
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coolspring, with the one closest to Coolspring listed first.
- Sunny Side
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Buena Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clairton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Versailles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Mendelssohn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Coal Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Cochrans Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coolspring, with the one closest to Coolspring listed first.
- Nemacolin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Stringtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Greensboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carmichaels
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Dilliner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Ceylon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Rices Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dunkard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Clarksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Khedive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coolspring, with the one closest to Coolspring listed first.
- Draketown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Confluence
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Addison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ursina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Listonburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- New Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Casselman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Markleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Centerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Bakersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Rockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lavansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lavansville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coolspring, with the one closest to Coolspring listed first.
- Blainsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- California
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allenport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daisytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Speers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Dunlevy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Millsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coolspring, with the one closest to Coolspring listed first.
- Scottdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- West Overton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Iron Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Alverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Smithton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Belle Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Mount Joy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Gibsonton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Wyano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Monessen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coolspring, with the one closest to Coolspring listed first.
- Friendsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Accident
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coolspring, with the one closest to Coolspring listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Baker Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Maidsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Bowlby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Brookhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Morgantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Westover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Osage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Cassville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coolspring, with the one closest to Coolspring listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Bruceton Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Little Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Hazelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Morgans Glade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Lenox
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Masontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Orr
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Reedsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Albright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coolspring, see our County-by-County Page for Coolspring.
Cemeteries Near Coolspring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coolspring.
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 Coolspring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coolspring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coolspring, with the one closest to Coolspring listed first.
- Park Place Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Hopwood)
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopwood.
- The St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Byzantine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170323 <2>
- Reformed Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holy Society Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sylvan Heights Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Heights Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sylvan Heights Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Uniontown.
- The Sylvan Heights Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sylvan Heights Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46449 <2>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. St. Macrina Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Coolspring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coolspring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coolspring, with the one closest to Coolspring listed first.
- Lemont Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Evans
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Morgan
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morgan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Leith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Hopwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jumonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jumonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumonville
- Percy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Percy is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Walker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Uniontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Leisenring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Leisenring is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leisenring
- Hutchinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Brownfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brownfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Braddock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Braddock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Braddock
- Oliphant Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oliphant Furnace is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Furnace
- Ferguson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coolspring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coolspring.
Newspapers Published in Coolspring ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coolspring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coolspring, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coolspring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Coolspring:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Garrett County
- Monongalia County
- Preston 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coolspring) 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 Coolspring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |