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 Riverside (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 Riverside. 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 Riverside ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Riverside: E. Riverside
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Riverside. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Riverside.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
East Riverside 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 Riverside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Riverside:
- Fayette County (The home county of East Riverside)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Riverside, with the one closest to East Riverside listed first.
- Isabella
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Isabella is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Arensburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Arensburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arensburg
- Heistersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Adah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- Republic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Republic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Buffington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buffington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Fairbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairbank is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
- New Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunlap Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap Creek Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Creek Village
- McClellandtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alicia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- East Millsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millsboro
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Riverside, with the one closest to East Riverside listed first.
- Sunny Side
(18 miles [29 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)
- Buena Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- 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
- Clairton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Library
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Mendelssohn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Boston
(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
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Riverside, with the one closest to East Riverside listed first.
- Stringtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Nemacolin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Carmichaels
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Rices Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ceylon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Khedive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Chartiers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Fordyce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Somerset County
- Draketown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Riverside, with the one closest to East Riverside listed first.
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Deemston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Daisytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 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
- California
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coal Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Beallsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marianna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Riverside, with the one closest to East Riverside listed first.
- Gibsonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Monessen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Webster
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Smithton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scottdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sutersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Hawkeye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Wyano
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Riverside, with the one closest to East Riverside 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Grant Town
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Rivesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Riverside, with the one closest to East Riverside 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Baker Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Canyon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cheat Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- 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
- Morgantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Westover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blacksville
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Riverside, with the one closest to East Riverside listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Little Sandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Masontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hazelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Reedsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arthurdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lenox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Riverside, see our County-by-County Page for East Riverside.
Cemeteries Near East Riverside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Riverside.
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 Riverside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Riverside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Riverside, with the one closest to East Riverside listed first.
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lackey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hewitts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of New Salem.
- The St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2431011 <2>
- St. Procopius RC Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mundell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (435 more) ...
- Tomasza Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Riverside had a population of 65 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Riverside, with the one closest to East Riverside listed first.
- Heistersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Adah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- Carmichaels
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merrittstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Merrittstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittstown
- Rices Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paisley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Paisley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
- McClellandtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ceylon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Davidson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Davidson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Millsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Khedive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Masontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Searights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Searights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Riverside. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Riverside.
Newspapers Published in East Riverside ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Riverside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Riverside, 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 East Riverside.
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 East Riverside:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland 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 Riverside, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Riverside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |