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 Fredericktown (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 Fredericktown. 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.
Fredericktown is primarily located in Fayette County. A portion of Fredericktown extends into Washington 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 Fredericktown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fredericktown:
- Fayette County (The home county of Fredericktown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericktown, with the one closest to Fredericktown listed first.
- La Belle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Luzerne
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Luzerne is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- East Millsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millsboro
- Alicia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Arensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arensburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arensburg
- Heistersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hiller
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Isabella
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Isabella is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Republic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Republic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Dunlap Creek Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dunlap Creek Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Creek Village
- Chamouni
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Newell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericktown, with the one closest to Fredericktown listed first.
- Sunny Side
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Library
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clairton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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
- Mendelssohn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Buena Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Bethel Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Lincoln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Pleasant Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericktown, with the one closest to Fredericktown listed first.
- Rices Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Carmichaels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Lippincott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Fairdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Khedive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Ceylon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Nemacolin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Fordyce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericktown, with the one closest to Fredericktown listed first.
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Millsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deemston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Beallsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Daisytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marianna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blainsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- Coal Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Scenery Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- California
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericktown, with the one closest to Fredericktown listed first.
- Gibsonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Monessen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Belle Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Smithton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sutersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Wyano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Scottdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shaner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Yukon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Marion County (WV)
- Hoodsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericktown, with the one closest to Fredericktown listed first.
- Dallas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Calis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Rocklick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericktown, with the one closest to Fredericktown listed first.
- Bowlby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Baker Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Blacksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Canyon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cassville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Osage
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Star City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Cheat Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Morgantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Laurel Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericktown, with the one closest to Fredericktown listed first.
- Potomac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Valley Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericktown, with the one closest to Fredericktown listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Bruceton Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fredericktown, see our County-by-County Page for Fredericktown.
Cemeteries Near Fredericktown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fredericktown.
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 Fredericktown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fredericktown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fredericktown, with the one closest to Fredericktown listed first.
- Buckingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Westland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beallsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hewitts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Horn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Horn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Marianna.
- The Horn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Horn Burial Ground
- Horns Lutheran Cemetery
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45150 <2>
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (478 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Hiller.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153919 <2>
- St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fredericktown had a population of 172 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fredericktown, with the one closest to Fredericktown listed first.
- Millsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deemston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rices Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heistersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Beallsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Riverside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Riverside
- Merrittstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Merrittstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittstown
- West Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Coal Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Scenery Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Castile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Castile is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fredericktown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fredericktown.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fredericktown ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fredericktown.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fredericktown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fredericktown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fredericktown.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of Fredericktown.
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 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 Fredericktown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Greene County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Ohio 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fredericktown) 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 Fredericktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |