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 Fredericksburg (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 Fredericksburg. 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 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.
Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong 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 Armstrong County: Allegheny, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Fredericksburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fredericksburg:
- Armstrong County (The home county of Fredericksburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Kaylor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
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- Queenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
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- Parker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wattersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Tidal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Laird Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Cowansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Worthington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frenchs Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Shadyside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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
- Walkchalk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Sligo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Culmerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Karns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Curtisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Natrona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Brackenridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tarentum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Russellton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rural Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gibsonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver County
- Goehring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Petrolia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Karns City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Bruin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Kepples Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Chicora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Hooker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Greece City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- North Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Eau Claire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Fenelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- East Brady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Phillipston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Bela
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- West Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Foxburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Toby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Rimersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lawsonham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Alum Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Callensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Sligo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Smicksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Langville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Ohl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Pansy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Summerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Corsica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Worthville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Baxter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Timblin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Grant City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Harlansburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Rose Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- McCaslin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Altman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Energy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Volant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Swamproot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Courtneys Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Kilgore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Perrys Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Perrine Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Leesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Jackson Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Sandy Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Emlenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clintonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nickleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Saint George
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Nectarine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Barkeyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Coal City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Pearl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Cranberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Fertigs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Hill City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Bagdad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- West Leechburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Hyde Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- East Vandergrift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arnold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lower Burrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fredericksburg, see our County-by-County Page for Fredericksburg.
Cemeteries Near Fredericksburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fredericksburg.
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 Fredericksburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fredericksburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Eusebius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eau Claire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitmire Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Duncan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Sunbury Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Worthington Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Fredericksburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fredericksburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Petrolia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Karns City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kaylor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- West Monterey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Monterey is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monterey
- Bradys Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Queenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bruin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- East Brady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sarah Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
- Upper Hillville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Upper Hillville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hillville
- Dutch Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Millerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Chicora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Phillipston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fredericksburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fredericksburg.
Newspapers Published in Fredericksburg ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fredericksburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fredericksburg, 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 Fredericksburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Fredericksburg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Armstrong County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango 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 Fredericksburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fredericksburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |