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 Curfew (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 Curfew. 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 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 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.
Curfew 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 Curfew. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Curfew:
- Fayette County (The home county of Curfew)
- The following are listed by their distance from Curfew, with the one closest to Curfew listed first.
- Flatwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Tippecanoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tippecanoe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippecanoe
- Fuller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Perryopolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Redstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Rowes Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowes Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Run
- Dickerson Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
- Whitsett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Waltersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waltersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersburg
- Bitner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bitner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitner
- Grindstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curfew, with the one closest to Curfew listed first.
- Sunny Side
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Buena Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Elizabeth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Elizabeth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clairton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Versailles
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Jefferson Hills
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Coal Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Cochrans Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curfew, with the one closest to Curfew listed first.
- Stringtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Cumberland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Nemacolin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Rices Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carmichaels
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chartiers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Ceylon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Greensboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Khedive
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curfew, with the one closest to Curfew listed first.
- Draketown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Confluence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- New Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Ursina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Casselman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- New Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Addison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Listonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Markleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curfew, with the one closest to Curfew listed first.
- Allenport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Speers
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Blainsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Roscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Stockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- California
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coal Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Dunlevy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Twilight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curfew, with the one closest to Curfew listed first.
- Smithton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Belle Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Scottdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Hawkeye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Monessen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wyano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Alverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- West Overton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Iron Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Curfew, with the one closest to Curfew listed first.
- Canyon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cheat Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Bowlby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Baker Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Osage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Star City
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Brookhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Morgantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Westover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cassville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Granville
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Curfew, with the one closest to Curfew listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Little Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Rockville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Hazelton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Curfew, see our County-by-County Page for Curfew.
Cemeteries Near Curfew ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Curfew.
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 Curfew - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Curfew covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Curfew, with the one closest to Curfew listed first.
- Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Washington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Perryopolis.
- The St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46044 <2>
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart RC Cemetery is located in Dickerson Run.
- The Sacred Heart RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439278 <2>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dickerson Run - Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fayette City Cemetery
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Redstone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- Cochran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Havely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 in 1895, Curfew had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Curfew, with the one closest to Curfew listed first.
- Flatwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Tippecanoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tippecanoe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippecanoe
- Woodglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodglen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodglen
- Smock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rothruck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rothruck is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothruck
- Layton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Fuller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Perryopolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Redstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Grindstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waltersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waltersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersburg
- Dickerson Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Whitsett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Linn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Linn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Davidson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Curfew. See our List of 1890's Communities around Curfew.
Newspapers Published in Curfew ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Curfew.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Curfew, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Curfew.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Curfew:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland 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> | 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 Curfew, 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- Curfew) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |