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 Ridge (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 Ridge. 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 Fox Ridge ...
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 Fox Ridge: Fox Rdg. (or less commonly used: Fox Rdge. or Fox Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fox Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fox Ridge.
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 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 Ridge 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 Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fox Ridge:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Fox Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Ridge, with the one closest to Fox Ridge listed first.
- Ingomar
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Allison Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elfinwild
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Avon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Avon Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Wexford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Franklin Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Bellevue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avalon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Ben Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
- Emsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Ridge, with the one closest to Fox Ridge listed first.
- Freeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Leechburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Apollo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- North Apollo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McVille
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Neale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Orchard Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Shadyside Village
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Edmon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Rosston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosston is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- West Ford City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Ridge, with the one closest to Fox Ridge listed first.
- Economy
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Ambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Heights
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Knob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Aliquippa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Gringo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Freedom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Ridge, with the one closest to Fox Ridge listed first.
- Seven Fields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Valencia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mars
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fox Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fernway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Myoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Callery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Watters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Evans City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Ekastown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Ridge, with the one closest to Fox Ridge listed first.
- Ellport
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Wampum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Energy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- New Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Rose Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Grant City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- East Moravia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Enon Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Ridge, with the one closest to Fox Ridge listed first.
- MacDonald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Candor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McMurray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Finleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Cokeburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Canonsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Gilkeson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gilkeson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
- Burgettstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Ridge, with the one closest to Fox Ridge listed first.
- New Kensington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Arnold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Trafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Murrysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Bagdad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Weinel Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Larimer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- North Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- West Leechburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- North Irwin
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Ridge, with the one closest to Fox Ridge listed first.
- East End
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Calcutta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Liverpool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- La Croft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Walkers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Ridge, with the one closest to Fox Ridge listed first.
- Fairhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fox Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Fox Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Fox Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fox Ridge.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fox Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fox Ridge, with the one closest to Fox Ridge listed first.
- Nazereth Convent Sisters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Allegheny County Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Duncan Heights Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Heights Cemetery
- The Duncan Heights Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sisters of Divine Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tree of Life Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ingomar United Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Assisi Convent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Pittsburgh.
- The Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery
- Christ Our Redeemer Cemetery
- North Side Cemetery
- Northside Catholic Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
- St. Philomena Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45627 <2>
- United Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- The United Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosemont United Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46549 <2>
- Continue List (427 more) ...
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Royal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Royal Cemetery
- The Mt. Royal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Royal Memorial Park
- Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45539 <2>
- Rosedale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Fox Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fox Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fox Ridge, with the one closest to Fox Ridge listed first.
- Perrysville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Keown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keown
- Ingomar
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glenshaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elfinwild
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Wexford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bellevue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Talley Cavey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Talley Cavey is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cavey
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Dixmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Wittmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wittmer is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittmer
- Gibsonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fox Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Fox Ridge ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fox Ridge, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fox Ridge.
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 Fox Ridge:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Hancock 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fox Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fox Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |