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 Dry Tavern (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 Dry Tavern. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Dry Tavern is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Fayette, Washington, Marshall (WV), Monongalia (WV) & Wetzel (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Dry Tavern. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dry Tavern:
- Greene County (The home county of Dry Tavern)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Tavern, with the one closest to Dry Tavern listed first.
- Rices Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chartiers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chartiers is also located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Clarksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is also located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Khedive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Khedive is also located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Carmichaels
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Village is also located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is also located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is also located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Ceylon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ceylon is also located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Lippincott
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lippincott is also located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Nemacolin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nemacolin is also located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Fordyce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fordyce is also located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Tavern, with the one closest to Dry Tavern listed first.
- Sunny Side
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Elizabeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Elizabeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clairton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Buena Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Bethel Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Lincoln
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Tavern, with the one closest to Dry Tavern listed first.
- East Millsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millsboro
- Arensburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arensburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arensburg
- Heistersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Isabella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Isabella is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Luzerne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- La Belle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Adah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- Alicia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Dunlap Creek Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dunlap Creek Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Creek Village
- Republic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Republic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Hiller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairbank is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
- Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Tavern, with the one closest to Dry Tavern listed first.
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Millsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deemston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Beallsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Marianna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- Daisytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] 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
- Ten Mile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- California
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Former name for Coal Center:
- Coal Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Center <1>
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Tavern, with the one closest to Dry Tavern listed first.
- Gibsonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Smithton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sutersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn was located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Wyano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Hawkeye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Scottdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Tavern, with the one closest to Dry Tavern listed first.
- Hoodsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Grant Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Pleasant View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Rivesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Tavern, with the one closest to Dry Tavern listed first.
- Dallas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Rocklick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Calis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Tavern, with the one closest to Dry Tavern listed first.
- Bowlby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Baker Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Blacksville
(18 miles [29 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
- Canyon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cassville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Osage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Star City
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Cheat Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Morgantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hagans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Tavern, with the one closest to Dry Tavern listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Bruceton Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Brandonville
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Little Sandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Masontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Tavern, with the one closest to Dry Tavern listed first.
- Round Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dry Tavern, see our County-by-County Page for Dry Tavern.
Cemeteries Near Dry Tavern ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dry Tavern.
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 Dry Tavern - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dry Tavern covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dry Tavern, with the one closest to Dry Tavern listed first.
- Hewitts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Horner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greene County Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pollock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mundell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (463 more) ...
- Westland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Horn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Horn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Marianna.
- The Horn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Horn Burial Ground
- Horns Lutheran Cemetery
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45150 <2>
- St. Nicholas 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.<4>
While we didn't find Dry Tavern in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dry Tavern.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dry Tavern, with the one closest to Dry Tavern listed first.
- Rices Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is also located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Clarksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Khedive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Khedive is also located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Carmichaels
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Riverside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Riverside
- Heistersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Fredericktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ceylon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ceylon is also located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Adah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- Deemston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lippincott
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lippincott is also located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Paisley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paisley is also located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
- Castile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Castile is also located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dry Tavern. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dry Tavern.
Newspapers Published in Dry Tavern ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dry Tavern.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dry Tavern, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dry Tavern.
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 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 Dry Tavern:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Fayette County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Wetzel 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- Dry Tavern) 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 Dry Tavern, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |