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 Davistown (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 Davistown. 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.
Davistown 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 Davistown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davistown:
- Fayette County (The home county of Davistown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
- Indian Head
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- White
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Champion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Rocks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Laurelville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- South Connellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Connellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Everson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Dunbar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sitka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Ohiopyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rogerstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
- Buena Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Sunny Side
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Versailles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Clairton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- West Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
- Elim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elim is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
- Ferndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Southmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Westmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
- Nemacolin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Stringtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
- Blairsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Robinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Bow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- White
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
- Bakersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- New Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Lavansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lavansville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
- Draketown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- New Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Centerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Roytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
- Casselman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Husband
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Husband is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband
- Markleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sipesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sipesville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
- Laurel Mountain Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Confluence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
- Allenport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blainsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- California
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Donora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Roscoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Roscoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Speers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Twilight
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- West Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Coal Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dunlevy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Long Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Stockdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
- Donegal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stahlstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Iron Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Kecksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Overton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Scottdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Hawkeye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Calumet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- United
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- United is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
- Lycippus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lycippus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycippus
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
- Friendsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grantsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Accident
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Hazelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brandonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Bruceton Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Davistown, see our County-by-County Page for Davistown.
Cemeteries Near Davistown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davistown.
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 Davistown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davistown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
- Dan Snyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan Snyder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dan Snyder Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Indian Head.
- The Dan Snyder Cemetery has also been known as:
- Snyder Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1191187 <3>
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Raymonds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Normalville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nedrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Porch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Imel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Lick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Green Ridge Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Old)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Davistown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Davistown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
- Indian Head
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- White
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Normalville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Donegal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Acme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Scullton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scullton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullton
- Laurelville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Stahlstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pennsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Moyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moyer is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyer
- Stewarton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stewarton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarton
- Barronvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barronvale is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barronvale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davistown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davistown.
Newspapers Published in Davistown ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davistown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davistown, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Davistown.
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 Davistown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Cambria County
- Greene County
- Indiana County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Garrett 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> | 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- Davistown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Davistown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |