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 East Fairchance (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 East Fairchance. 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 East Fairchance ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: East Fair Chance.
- A typical abbreviation for East Fairchance: E. Fairchance
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
East Fairchance 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 East Fairchance. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Fairchance:
- Fayette County (The home county of East Fairchance)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairchance, with the one closest to East Fairchance listed first.
- Haydentown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Hutchinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Shoaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Leith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Hopwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Smithfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Uniontown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Uniontown
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Uledi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Uledi is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uledi
- Woodside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evans is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Allegheny County
- Sunny Side
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairchance, with the one closest to East Fairchance listed first.
- Greensboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dilliner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Nemacolin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Stringtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Fairdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Cumberland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Dunkard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Carmichaels
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ceylon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Rices Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Khedive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Fordyce
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairchance, with the one closest to East Fairchance listed first.
- Draketown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Confluence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Addison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ursina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Listonburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Markleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Casselman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- New Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Centerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairchance, with the one closest to East Fairchance listed first.
- Blainsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Millsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- California
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Allenport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Speers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Coal Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Daisytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Deemston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Elco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairchance, with the one closest to East Fairchance listed first.
- Scottdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gibsonton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Hawkeye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- North Belle Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Smithton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Iron Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- West Overton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Alverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Monessen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Mount Joy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairchance, with the one closest to East Fairchance listed first.
- Friendsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Accident
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairchance, with the one closest to East Fairchance listed first.
- Hoodsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Pleasant View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Mount Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Rivesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Grant Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Neel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Samaria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairchance, with the one closest to East Fairchance listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Baker Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Maidsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Bowlby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Brookhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Morgantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Westover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Granville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Osage
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Laurel Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairchance, with the one closest to East Fairchance listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Little Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Hazelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Masontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lenox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Reedsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Orr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Arthurdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Fairchance, see our County-by-County Page for East Fairchance.
Cemeteries Near East Fairchance ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Fairchance.
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 East Fairchance - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Fairchance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Fairchance, with the one closest to East Fairchance listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Fairchance)
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Little White Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairchance Veterans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairchance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchance Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairchance Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Fairchance.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969827 <2>
- Mountain View Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Society Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reformed Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopwood.
- The St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Byzantine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170323 <2>
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Hopwood)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hull Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (366 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 East Fairchance in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Fairchance.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Fairchance, with the one closest to East Fairchance listed first.
- Oliphant Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oliphant Furnace is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Furnace
- Haydentown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Brownfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brownfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
- Hutchinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Smithfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Highhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Balsinger
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Balsinger is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsinger
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Jumonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jumonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumonville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evans is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Old Frame
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Frame is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
- Morris Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Fairchance. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Fairchance.
Newspapers Published in East Fairchance ...
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 East Fairchance.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Fairchance, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Fairchance.
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 East Fairchance:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Garrett County
- Marion 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 East Fairchance, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Fairchance) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |