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 Fairfield Heights (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 Fairfield Heights. 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 Fairfield Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fairfield Heights: Fairfield Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fairfield Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairfield Heights.
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 hospitals 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.
Fairfield Heights is located in Indiana 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 Indiana County: Armstrong, Cambria, Clearfield, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Fairfield Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairfield Heights:
- Indiana County (The home county of Fairfield Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
- Palmertown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Josephine
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Black Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Coral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Graceton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Heshbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heshbon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
- Claghorn ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Claghorn is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
- Homer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smathers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Waterman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
- Robinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Blairsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lucerne Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lucerne Mines is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne Mines
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
- Sligo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Plum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
- Leechburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- Natrona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- New Texas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
- Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Edmon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Elderton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Church
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Cochrans Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- North Apollo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Apollo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Rural Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blanco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
- Wilmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vintondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vintondale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- White Mill Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Brownstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
- Westmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
- Belsano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Twin Rocks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Johnstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Southmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Conemaugh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
- Daisytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Daisytown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Clearfield County
- Sylvis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
- Laurelville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Champion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bear Rocks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- White
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
- Thomas Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Tire Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Laurel Mountain Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jerome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Davidsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
- Jennerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Benson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Hollsopple
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jenners is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
- Paint
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Blough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blough is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
- Windber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
- Bolivar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- West Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- New Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Robb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- Seward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Derry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Derry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Derry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
- New Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Latrobe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McChesneytown - Loyalhanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairfield Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Fairfield Heights.
Cemeteries Near Fairfield Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairfield Heights.
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 Fairfield Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairfield Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
- Coral Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coral Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coral.
- The Coral Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129169 <2>
- Blairsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smathers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frye Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McIntire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Legat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Armagh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Fairfield Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairfield Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
- Graceton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Smith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Heshbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heshbon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
- Snyder
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snyder is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Blairsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Cokeville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeville
- Grays
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grays is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
- Smathers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Bolivar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Homer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Two Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
- Armagh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairfield Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairfield Heights.
Newspapers Published in Fairfield Heights ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairfield Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairfield Heights, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairfield Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fairfield Heights:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Cambria County
- Clearfield County
- Fayette County
- Somerset 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 Fairfield Heights, 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 from Point A (ie- Fairfield Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |