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 Fox Chapel (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 Fox Chapel. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Fox Chapel is located in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County: Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Fox Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fox Chapel:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Fox Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Chapel, with the one closest to Fox Chapel listed first.
- Oakmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Aspinwall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blawnox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Verona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indianola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nadine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nadine is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
- Penn Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Etna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morningside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morningside is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Cheswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allison Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Chapel, with the one closest to Fox Chapel listed first.
- Freeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Leechburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Apollo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Apollo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Edmon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- McVille
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Neale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Slate Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Spring Church
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rosston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rosston is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Shadyside Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Chapel, with the one closest to Fox Chapel listed first.
- Economy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Wallace City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Ambridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Baden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Conway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aliquippa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Gringo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Freedom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Monaca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Chapel, with the one closest to Fox Chapel listed first.
- Valencia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Mars
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ekastown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Seven Fields
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Frazier Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Fox Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Myoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Saxonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Callery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Brownsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Chapel, with the one closest to Fox Chapel listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Banning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Fairhope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Brownstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Whitsett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Fuller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Newell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Chapel, with the one closest to Fox Chapel listed first.
- White
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Clarksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Saltsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Lawrence County
- Ellport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Chapel, with the one closest to Fox Chapel listed first.
- Ellsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Finleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- McMurray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- MacDonald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Monongahela
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Eagle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Baidland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Candor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Chapel, with the one closest to Fox Chapel listed first.
- Parnassus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Arnold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Kensington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Burrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Murrysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Bagdad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Weinel Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Export
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- North Irwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fox Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Fox Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Fox Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fox Chapel.
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 Fox Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fox Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fox Chapel, with the one closest to Fox Chapel listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pine Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunset View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Richey Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakmont - Verona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Light Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (427 more) ...
- Ohave Shalom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohave Shalom Cemetery
- The Ohave Shalom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auhave Shalom Cemetery
- Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Fox Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fox Chapel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fox Chapel, with the one closest to Fox Chapel listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aspinwall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Verona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harmarville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harmarville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmarville
- Etna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morningside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morningside is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Nadine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nadine is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
- Dorseyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dorseyville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorseyville
- Wittmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wittmer is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittmer
- East Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Brushton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brushton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Sandy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Cheswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elfinwild
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fox Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Fox Chapel ...
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 465 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fox Chapel, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fox Chapel.
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 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 Fox Chapel:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Indiana County
- Lawrence County
- Washington 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 Fox Chapel, 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- Fox Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |