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 Elk Park (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 Elk Park. 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 hospitals and 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.
Elk Park 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 Elk Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elk Park:
- Fayette County (The home county of Elk Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Park, with the one closest to Elk Park listed first.
- Markleysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ohiopyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Elliottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Hopwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Lemont Furnace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Independence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Independence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Independence
- East Uniontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Uniontown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Uniontown
- Evans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Leith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Haydentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Park, with the one closest to Elk Park listed first.
- Greensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dilliner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Nemacolin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Dunkard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Stringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Ceylon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Cumberland Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Carmichaels
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Park, with the one closest to Elk Park listed first.
- Ursina
(5 miles [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
- Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Confluence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Listonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Draketown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Markleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Casselman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- New Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- West Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- New Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Centerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Coal Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Salisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rockwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Park, with the one closest to Elk Park listed first.
- Blainsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Park, with the one closest to Elk Park listed first.
- Donegal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Scottdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Iron Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- West Overton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Mount Joy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Alverton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stahlstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kecksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Park, with the one closest to Elk Park listed first.
- Borden Shaft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Frostburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Klondike
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Midlothian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Midlothian is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Barton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Lonaconing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Luke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Moscow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Westernport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Midland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Park, with the one closest to Elk Park listed first.
- Friendsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Accident
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grantsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bittinger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Altamont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Deer Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hutton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Swanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Park, with the one closest to Elk Park listed first.
- Piedmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Harrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Shaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Schell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Elk Garden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Park, with the one closest to Elk Park listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Brookhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Baker Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Morgantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Westover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maidsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Star City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Bowlby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Granville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Osage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Park, with the one closest to Elk Park listed first.
- Hazelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Little Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Morgans Glade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Orr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Lenox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Albright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Terra Alta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kingwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Masontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elk Park, see our County-by-County Page for Elk Park.
Cemeteries Near Elk Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elk Park.
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 Elk Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elk Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elk Park, with the one closest to Elk Park listed first.
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Asher Glade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Great Crossings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sansom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Teets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emberson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Turney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sproul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Ohiopyle.
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- Ohiopyle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45346 <3>
- Webb Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (287 more) ...
- Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blooming Rose Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Friendsville (MD).
- The Blooming Rose Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blooming Rose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80787 <3>
- Steel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Elk Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elk Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elk Park, with the one closest to Elk Park listed first.
- Markleysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Somerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Somerfield is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerfield
- Glade Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glade Farms is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Farms
- Ursina
(5 miles [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
- Selbysport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Selbysport is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbysport
- Mineral Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Spring is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Confluence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbon Glade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gibbon Glade is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon Glade
- Ohiopyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friendsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Listonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Dumas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dumas is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Harnedsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harnedsville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnedsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elk Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elk Park.
Newspapers Published in Elk Park ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elk Park, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elk Park.
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 Elk Park:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Allegany County
- Garrett County
- Mineral 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elk Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Elk Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |