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 Dixmont (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 Dixmont. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Dixmont 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 Dixmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dixmont:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Dixmont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixmont, with the one closest to Dixmont listed first.
- Glenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Ben Avon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
- Emsworth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ben Avon Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ben Avon Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Avalon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Coraopolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Haysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Sewickley Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Sewickley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Fairywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixmont, with the one closest to Dixmont listed first.
- Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Leechburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Apollo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Apollo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McVille
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Slate Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixmont, with the one closest to Dixmont listed first.
- Ambridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Gringo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Crestmont Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Economy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Aliquippa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Wallace City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Freedom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixmont, with the one closest to Dixmont listed first.
- Fernway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Fox Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Seven Fields
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Valencia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mars
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Callery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Myoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Evans City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Watters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Glade Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixmont, with the one closest to Dixmont listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixmont, with the one closest to Dixmont 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
- New Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Energy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Enon Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixmont, with the one closest to Dixmont listed first.
- MacDonald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Candor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Cokeburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- McMurray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Canonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Strabane
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burgettstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Finleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixmont, with the one closest to Dixmont listed first.
- Arnold
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Trafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Burrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Murrysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Larimer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- North Irwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Shaner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Irwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
- Rillton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shafton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shafton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafton
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixmont, with the one closest to Dixmont listed first.
- East End
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Walkers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Glenmoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Wellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixmont, with the one closest to Dixmont listed first.
- Empire
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Toronto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alikanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Sugar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Mingo Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Steubenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Deandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Georges Run
(30 miles [48.3 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 Dixmont, with the one closest to Dixmont listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Follansbee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Shank Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixmont, with the one closest to Dixmont listed first.
- Fairhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Weirton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Newell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dixmont, see our County-by-County Page for Dixmont.
Cemeteries Near Dixmont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dixmont.
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 Dixmont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dixmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dixmont, with the one closest to Dixmont listed first.
- St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Glenfield.
- The St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2363690 <2>
- Felician Sisters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piskover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Polish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. James Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Sewickley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46037 <2>
- Coraopolis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Greek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Assisi Convent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (434 more) ...
- Tree of Life Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sewickley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Petrie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dixmont had a population of 350 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dixmont, with the one closest to Dixmont listed first.
- Glenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Montour Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Montour Junction is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Junction
- Groveton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Groveton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Emsworth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Avalon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Haysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Coraopolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bellevue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Osborne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Moon Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Chartiers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chartiers is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- McKees Rocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Perrysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dixmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dixmont.
Newspapers Published in Dixmont ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dixmont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dixmont, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dixmont.
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 Dixmont:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Brooke County
- Hancock 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> | 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- Dixmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dixmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |