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 Crabtree (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 Crabtree. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Crabtree is located in Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Indiana & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Crabtree. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crabtree:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Crabtree)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Luxor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Luxor is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxor
- New Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Congruity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Congruity is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congruity
- Nihil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nihil is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nihil
- Beatty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beatty is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Latrobe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawson Heights is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Heights
- McChesneytown - Loyalhanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Radebaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radebaugh is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radebaugh
- Southwest Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southwest Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Greensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,002 people
- Claridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Pitcairn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- New Texas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
- East McKeesport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Monroeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Versailles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leechburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- Unity
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Turtle Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Edmon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Olivet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Orchard Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Apollo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North Apollo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Church
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Leechburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Elderton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Neale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
- Aladdin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Freeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Ekastown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Leasureville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Westmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Westmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
- Wilmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brownstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cambria City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cambria City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
- Elim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elim is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
- Lilly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Southmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Conemaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
- Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Ferndale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Johnstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Daisytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Daisytown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- East Conemaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Conemaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Laurelville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Bear Rocks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Everson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Champion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- White
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Banning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Indian Head
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Dawson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Whitsett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Connellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dickerson Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- White
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Bow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Blairsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Saltsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Black Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Palmertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- West Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Aultman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Josephine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Coral
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Laurel Mountain Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Jennerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
- Jenners Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
- Jerome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Thomas Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Jenners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
- Sipesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sipesville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
- Davidsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gideon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gideon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Husband
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Husband is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband
- Lavansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lavansville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Donora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Monongahela
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Ellsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Charleroi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Eagle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Charleroi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Twilight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Allenport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Dunlevy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crabtree, see our County-by-County Page for Crabtree.
Cemeteries Near Crabtree ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crabtree.
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 Crabtree - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crabtree covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Calvary Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Steels Monument Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craig Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Clair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Sacrament Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- The Unity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46551 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shirey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (366 more) ...
- Hillview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Xavier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Crabtree had a population of 514 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Georges Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Station
- New Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Congruity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Congruity is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congruity
- Nihil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nihil is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nihil
- Denison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Denison is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
- Carney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carney is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Greensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beatty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beatty is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Latrobe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Radebaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radebaugh is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radebaugh
- Loyalhanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalhanna is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalhanna
- Delmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Jeannette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grapeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grapeville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
- Hostetter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hostetter is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostetter
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crabtree. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crabtree.
Newspapers Published in Crabtree ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crabtree.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crabtree, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crabtree.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Crabtree:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Cambria County
- Fayette County
- Indiana County
- Somerset County
- Washington 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 Crabtree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crabtree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |