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 Denbeau Heights (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 Denbeau Heights. 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 Denbeau Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Denbeau Heights: Denbeau Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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.
Denbeau Heights is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland, Brooke (WV), Hancock (WV), Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Denbeau Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Denbeau Heights:
- Washington County (The home county of Denbeau Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denbeau Heights, with the one closest to Denbeau Heights listed first.
- Blainsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Daisytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coal Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Stockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Speers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Deemston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denbeau Heights, with the one closest to Denbeau Heights listed first.
- Sunny Side
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Elizabeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Elizabeth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Clairton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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
- Library
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Mendelssohn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denbeau Heights, with the one closest to Denbeau Heights listed first.
- Brownsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hiller
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alicia
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Newell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Chamouni
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Luzerne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luzerne is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- La Belle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Grindstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kenneth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Heistersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Dunlap Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap Creek Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Creek Village
- Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Republic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denbeau Heights, with the one closest to Denbeau Heights listed first.
- Rices Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Carmichaels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Nemacolin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Ceylon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Khedive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Lippincott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denbeau Heights, with the one closest to Denbeau Heights listed first.
- Gibsonton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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
- Monessen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Smithton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sutersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Hawkeye
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Scottdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yukon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denbeau Heights, with the one closest to Denbeau Heights listed first.
- Bowlby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Baker Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Canyon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cheat Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Cassville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Osage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Star City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Granville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blacksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Morgantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denbeau Heights, with the one closest to Denbeau Heights listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Rockville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Brandonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Little Sandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Denbeau Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Denbeau Heights.
Cemeteries Near Denbeau Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denbeau Heights.
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 Denbeau Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Denbeau Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Denbeau Heights, with the one closest to Denbeau Heights listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Hiller.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153919 <2>
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Redstone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (469 more) ...
- Eastern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grimes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gregg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Denbeau Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Denbeau Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Denbeau Heights, with the one closest to Denbeau Heights listed first.
- Brownsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Brownsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Linn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Linn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Chamouni
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fredericktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heistersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Merrittstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Merrittstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittstown
- Davidson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Grindstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kenneth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Speers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Elco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Denbeau Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Denbeau Heights.
Newspapers Published in Denbeau Heights ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denbeau Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Denbeau Heights, 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 Denbeau Heights.
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 helpful 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 Denbeau Heights:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Fayette County
- Greene 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 Denbeau Heights, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Denbeau Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |