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 Garards Fort (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 Garards Fort. 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 Garards Fort ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Garards Fort: Garards Ft. (or less commonly used: Garards Frt.)
- While the name of this community is Garards Fort, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Garards Fort may originally have been Garard's Fort.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Garards Fort might be written as Garard Fort.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Garards Fort is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Fayette, Washington, Marshall (WV), Monongalia (WV) & Wetzel (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Garards Fort. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garards Fort:
- Greene County (The home county of Garards Fort)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garards Fort, with the one closest to Garards Fort listed first.
- Fordyce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Khedive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Ceylon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Kirby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kirby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Fairdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Dunkard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Greensboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carmichaels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Nemacolin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Mount Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dilliner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Allegheny County
- Sunny Side
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garards Fort, with the one closest to Garards Fort listed first.
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Fairchance
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Masontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Geneva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Atlantic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Winstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Adah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- Point Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- McClellandtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Puritan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Puritan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Morris Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garards Fort, with the one closest to Garards Fort listed first.
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Millsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beallsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bissell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Deemston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Marianna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Ten Mile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Blainsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Daisytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Amity
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garards Fort, with the one closest to Garards Fort listed first.
- Gibsonton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Webster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Smithton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scottdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison County (WV)
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garards Fort, with the one closest to Garards Fort listed first.
- Hoodsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Pleasant View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Grant Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Rivesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Barrackville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Fairmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Palatine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Palatine is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Farmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Katy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Katy is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garards Fort, with the one closest to Garards Fort listed first.
- Rocklick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Cameron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Bannen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Kausooth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Loudenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garards Fort, with the one closest to Garards Fort listed first.
- Bowlby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Cassville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Osage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Baker Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Granville
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Star City
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Canyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Westover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blacksville
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Laurel Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Cheat Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garards Fort, with the one closest to Garards Fort listed first.
- Masontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Clifton Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Arthurdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reedsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Threefork Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Morgans Glade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Hazelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garards Fort, with the one closest to Garards Fort listed first.
- Round Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Littleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Anthem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Kodol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Uniontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garards Fort, see our County-by-County Page for Garards Fort.
Cemeteries Near Garards Fort ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garards Fort.
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 Garards Fort - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garards Fort covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garards Fort, with the one closest to Garards Fort listed first.
- Keener Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hanna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McClure Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (504 more) ...
- Whiteley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Everly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Garards Fort in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garards Fort.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garards Fort, with the one closest to Garards Fort listed first.
- Davistown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davistown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davistown
- Wiley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wiley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Fordyce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Kirby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kirby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Bald Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bald Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
- Mapletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mapletown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
- Paisley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paisley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
- Ceylon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Khedive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Fairchance
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dunkard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dilliner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Winstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garards Fort. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garards Fort.
Newspapers Published in Garards Fort ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garards Fort.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garards Fort, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garards Fort.
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 Garards Fort:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Fayette County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Wetzel County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Garards Fort, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Garards Fort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |