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 Pittsburgh (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 Pittsburgh. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
East Pittsburgh 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 East Pittsburgh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Pittsburgh:
- Allegheny County (The home county of East Pittsburgh)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Pittsburgh, with the one closest to East Pittsburgh listed first.
- Turtle Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Braddock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Braddock is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Braddock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,635 people
- Wilmerding
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chalfant
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chalfant is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Forest Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Forest Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
- East McKeesport
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Versailles
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Duquesne
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kennywood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kennywood Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennywood Park
- Kennywood Park has also been known as:
- Kennywood
- Braddock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Churchill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Churchill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
- Braddock Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Braddock Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,772 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Pittsburgh, with the one closest to East Pittsburgh listed first.
- Apollo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Edmon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Leechburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Apollo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Aladdin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Spring Church
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McVille
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Neale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Olivet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Cochrans Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Pittsburgh, with the one closest to East Pittsburgh listed first.
- Ambridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Economy
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Gringo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Aliquippa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Wallace City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- New Sheffield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Freedom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Pittsburgh, with the one closest to East Pittsburgh listed first.
- Valencia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ekastown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Glade Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Mars
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Frazier Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Saxonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fox Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Myoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Callery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fernway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Pittsburgh, with the one closest to East Pittsburgh listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Banning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Fairhope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Brownstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Whitsett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Fuller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Perryopolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kenneth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Pittsburgh, with the one closest to East Pittsburgh listed first.
- White
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Bow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Clarksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saltsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Blairsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Pittsburgh, with the one closest to East Pittsburgh listed first.
- Ellsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Gastonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Finleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Monongahela
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Riverview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- New Eagle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Donora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Baidland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- McMurray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- North Charleroi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Pittsburgh, with the one closest to East Pittsburgh listed first.
- Trafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Larimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Murrysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Irwin
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Irwin
(8 miles [12.9 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>
- Shafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shafton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafton
- Shaner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manor is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
- Rillton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland City is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland City
- Harrison City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Pittsburgh, see our County-by-County Page for East Pittsburgh.
Cemeteries Near East Pittsburgh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Pittsburgh.
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 Pittsburgh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Pittsburgh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Pittsburgh, with the one closest to East Pittsburgh listed first.
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- The West Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greensprings Catholic Cemetery
- Old St. Thomas Cemetery
- Old Whitaker Cemetery
- Tara Hill Cemetery
- Terra Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422790 <2>
- All Saints Braddock Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Monongahela Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Monongahela Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Braddock.
- The Monongahela Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Braddock Monongahela Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45445 <2>
- Braddock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- William Penn Gardens of Remembrance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (436 more) ...
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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 Pittsburgh in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Pittsburgh.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Pittsburgh, with the one closest to East Pittsburgh listed first.
- Bessemer
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bessemer is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Port Perry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Port Perry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Perry
- Turtle Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Duquesne
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilmerding
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Braddock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Taylor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Taylor is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Wall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Whitaker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McKeesport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Monroeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wilkinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swissvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Pittsburgh. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Pittsburgh.
Newspapers Published in East Pittsburgh ...
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 434 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Pittsburgh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Pittsburgh, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Pittsburgh.
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 East Pittsburgh:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Indiana County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland 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 Pittsburgh, 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 from Point A (ie- East Pittsburgh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |