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 Cork (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 Cork. 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 northwest 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 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.
Cork is located in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County: Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Cork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cork:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Cork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Murdocksville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Moon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Coraopolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Borough of Glen Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Glen Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Osborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Edgeworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Leetsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sewickley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Sewickley Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Noblestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Oakdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Gringo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Harshaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Frankfort Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Crestmont Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- South Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- New Sheffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Ambridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Comettsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Kendall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Aliquippa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hookstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shippingport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Fernway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fox Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Seven Fields
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Mars
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Callery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Valencia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evans City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Zelienople
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Watters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Ellport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Enon Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Beaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Moravia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Energy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Candor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- MacDonald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dinsmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Burgettstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Hanlin Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Woodrow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Cokeburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Pattersons Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Arnold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- East End
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Walkers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Calcutta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Glasgow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- New Salisbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- East Carmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- West Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Point is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Mill Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Toronto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Empire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alikanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Sugar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Mingo Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Steubenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Deandale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- New Somerset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Georges Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Follansbee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Shank Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Dutch Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Wellsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Bottom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Windsor Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Fairhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Weirton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Newell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Potomac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- West Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clearview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Valley Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cork, see our County-by-County Page for Cork.
Cemeteries Near Cork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cork.
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 Cork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Hopewell - Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethlehem United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #691361 <2>
- Sharon Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hanover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- John Anderson Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Veazey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shousetown Glenwillard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (463 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elijah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Cork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Murdocksville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Virsoix
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Virsoix is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virsoix
- Clinton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bavington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bavington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavington
- Moon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Imperial
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carnot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carnot is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnot
- Harshaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Candor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Frankfort Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Bulger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bulger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulger
- Beechcliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beechcliff is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechcliff
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stoops Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McCleary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McCleary is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cork.
Newspapers Published in Cork ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cork, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cork.
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 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 Cork:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Brooke County
- Hancock 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 Cork, 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' (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- Cork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |