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 Fayette Springs (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 Fayette Springs. 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 Fayette Springs ...
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 Fayette Springs: Fayette Spgs. (or less commonly used: Fayette Spngs. or Fayette Sprngs.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Fayette Springs 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 Fayette Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fayette Springs:
- Fayette County (The home county of Fayette Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette Springs, with the one closest to Fayette Springs listed first.
- Mount Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Farmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Hutchinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- East Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Uniontown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Uniontown
- Evans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Lemont Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Independence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Independence
- Leith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ohiopyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oliver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Allegheny County
- Sunny Side
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Fayette Springs, with the one closest to Fayette Springs listed first.
- Greensboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nemacolin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Dilliner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Stringtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Cumberland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Carmichaels
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ceylon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Dunkard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Rices Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Khedive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Chartiers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette Springs, with the one closest to Fayette Springs listed first.
- Draketown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Confluence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ursina
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Listonburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Markleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Casselman
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 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
- Rockwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bakersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Lavansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lavansville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
- Coal Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette Springs, with the one closest to Fayette Springs listed first.
- Blainsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Allenport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- California
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Speers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Daisytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Millsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Stockdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette Springs, with the one closest to Fayette Springs listed first.
- Scottdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Iron Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- West Overton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Alverton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Joy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Smithton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Donegal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Belle Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Gibsonton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Hunker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kecksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette Springs, with the one closest to Fayette Springs listed first.
- Friendsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Accident
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grantsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bittinger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette Springs, with the one closest to Fayette Springs listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Baker Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Brookhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Bowlby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Morgantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Granville
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Westover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Cassville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette Springs, with the one closest to Fayette Springs listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- Hazelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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
- Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Morgans Glade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Lenox
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Orr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Masontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Albright
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Reedsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Arthurdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fayette Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Fayette Springs.
Cemeteries Near Fayette Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fayette Springs.
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 Fayette Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fayette Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fayette Springs, with the one closest to Fayette Springs listed first.
- Hull Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunsetview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Workman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Van Sickle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sproul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holy Society Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reformed Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Visitation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sansom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Fayette Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fayette Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fayette Springs, with the one closest to Fayette Springs listed first.
- Farmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jumonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jumonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumonville
- Elliottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Hopwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Brownfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brownfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
- Lemont Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Oliphant Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oliphant Furnace is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Furnace
- Percy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Percy is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Morgan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Gibbon Glade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gibbon Glade is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon Glade
- Ohiopyle
(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 Fayette Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fayette Springs.
Newspapers Published in Fayette Springs ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fayette Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fayette Springs, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fayette Springs.
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 Fayette Springs:
- 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
- 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 Fayette Springs, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fayette Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |