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 Dutch Hill (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 Dutch Hill. 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 doctors and 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.
Dutch Hill 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 Dutch Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dutch Hill:
- Fayette County (The home county of Dutch Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Hill, with the one closest to Dutch Hill listed first.
- Luzerne
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Luzerne is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- La Belle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- La Belle is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Alicia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alicia is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- East Millsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Millsboro is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millsboro
- Hiller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arensburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arensburg is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arensburg
- Heistersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heistersburg is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Isabella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Isabella is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Dunlap Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap Creek Village is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Creek Village
- Republic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Republic is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Chamouni
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chamouni is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Hill, with the one closest to Dutch Hill listed first.
- Sunny Side
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Elizabeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Elizabeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clairton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Buena Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Coal Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Lincoln
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Bethel Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Hill, with the one closest to Dutch Hill listed first.
- Rices Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Carmichaels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Ceylon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Nemacolin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Khedive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Lippincott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Hill, with the one closest to Dutch Hill listed first.
- Deemston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Millsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Daisytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blainsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 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
- California
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Center
(5 miles [8 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>
- Elco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Beallsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marianna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Hill, with the one closest to Dutch Hill listed first.
- Gibsonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Smithton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sutersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn was located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Wyano
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Yukon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Scottdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Hill, with the one closest to Dutch Hill listed first.
- Dallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Rocklick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Hill, with the one closest to Dutch Hill listed first.
- Bowlby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Baker Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Canyon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cheat Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Blacksville
(23 miles [37 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
- Cassville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Osage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Star City
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Morgantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Hill, with the one closest to Dutch Hill listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- 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)
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dutch Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Dutch Hill.
Cemeteries Near Dutch Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dutch Hill.
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 Dutch Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dutch Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dutch Hill, with the one closest to Dutch Hill listed first.
- Westland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buckingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hewitts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (474 more) ...
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Redstone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Dutch Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dutch Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dutch Hill, with the one closest to Dutch Hill listed first.
- Fredericktown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Millsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deemston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Heistersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heistersburg is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rices Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 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
- East Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Riverside is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Riverside
- Merrittstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Merrittstown is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittstown
- California
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Center
(5 miles [8 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>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Davidson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Davidson is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Linn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Linn is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dutch Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dutch Hill.
Newspapers Published in Dutch Hill ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dutch Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dutch Hill, 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 Dutch Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Dutch Hill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Greene County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Marshall 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 Dutch Hill, 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' (or 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- Dutch Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |