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 Fitz Henry (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 Fitz Henry. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Fitz Henry is located in Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Indiana & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Fitz Henry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fitz Henry:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Fitz Henry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitz Henry, with the one closest to Fitz Henry listed first.
- Smithton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Newton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wyano
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Yukon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sutersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Herminie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Belle Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hunker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gibsonton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitz Henry, with the one closest to Fitz Henry listed first.
- Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Sunny Side
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Elizabeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clairton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- West Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Versailles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Mendelssohn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- White Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Jefferson Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitz Henry, with the one closest to Fitz Henry listed first.
- Edmon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Apollo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitz Henry, with the one closest to Fitz Henry listed first.
- Banning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Fuller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Whitsett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Lynn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Perryopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arnold City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Brownstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fairhope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Redstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Belle Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Kenneth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitz Henry, with the one closest to Fitz Henry listed first.
- Rices Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Chartiers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Cumberland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Nemacolin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Carmichaels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Ceylon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Khedive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Lippincott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Fordyce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitz Henry, with the one closest to Fitz Henry listed first.
- White
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Bow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitz Henry, with the one closest to Fitz Henry listed first.
- Bakersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Draketown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitz Henry, with the one closest to Fitz Henry listed first.
- Donora
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Twilight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Black Diamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Charleroi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Allenport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlevy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Speers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- North Charleroi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- California
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fitz Henry, see our County-by-County Page for Fitz Henry.
Cemeteries Near Fitz Henry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fitz Henry.
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 Fitz Henry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fitz Henry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fitz Henry, with the one closest to Fitz Henry listed first.
- St. Timothys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Newton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- The Hoffman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Old Brick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45096 <2>
- Markle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver & Waddell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Guffey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilmore Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Donora.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44920 <2>
- Gibson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (422 more) ...
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fayette City Cemetery
- Mt. Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Perryopolis.
- The St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46044 <2>
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 in 1895, Fitz Henry had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fitz Henry, with the one closest to Fitz Henry listed first.
- Port Royal
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Smithton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Newton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jacobs Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jacobs Creek is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek
- Banning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Mendon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mendon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Whitsett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Fuller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Perryopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Layton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Layton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Sutersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waltz Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waltz Mill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltz Mill
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Belle Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fitz Henry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fitz Henry.
Newspapers Published in Fitz Henry ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fitz Henry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fitz Henry, 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 Fitz Henry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Fitz Henry:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Indiana County
- Somerset County
- Washington 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 Fitz Henry, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fitz Henry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |