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 Gascola (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 Gascola. 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 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.
Gascola 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 Gascola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gascola:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Gascola)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gascola, with the one closest to Gascola listed first.
- Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
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- Universal
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Universal is located in Allegheny County
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- Unity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Monroeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Churchill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Churchill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
- New Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Pitcairn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Braddock Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Braddock Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,772 people
- Chalfant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chalfant is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Forest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
- Turtle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blawnox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East McKeesport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gascola, with the one closest to Gascola listed first.
- Apollo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leechburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Freeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North Apollo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Aladdin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Spring Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McVille
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Olivet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Slate Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Cochrans Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gascola, with the one closest to Gascola listed first.
- Ambridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(24 miles [38.6 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
- South Heights
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Wallace City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Aliquippa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knob
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Crestmont Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Gringo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 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 Gascola, with the one closest to Gascola listed first.
- Ekastown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Valencia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Frazier Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Leasureville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Saxonburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mars
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Dennys Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Fox Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Myoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Brownsdale
(23 miles [37 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 Gascola, with the one closest to Gascola listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Banning
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Fairhope
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Whitsett
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Brownstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Fuller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Perryopolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kenneth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Laurelville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gascola, with the one closest to Gascola listed first.
- White
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Bow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Clarksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saltsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Blairsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Parkwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Aultman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Shelocta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gascola, with the one closest to Gascola listed first.
- Ellsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Finleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Black Diamond
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Monongahela
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Riverview
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- New Eagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Donora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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
- Baidland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- North Charleroi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Sudan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sudan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gascola, with the one closest to Gascola listed first.
- Trafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murrysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Parnassus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Kensington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Larimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Export
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lower Burrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Irwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
- North Irwin
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Shafton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shafton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafton
- Claridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gascola, see our County-by-County Page for Gascola.
Cemeteries Near Gascola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gascola.
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 Gascola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gascola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gascola, with the one closest to Gascola listed first.
- Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Temple Sinai Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- William Penn Gardens of Remembrance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Churchill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Restland Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sons of Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (432 more) ...
- Laird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richey Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Gascola in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gascola.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gascola, with the one closest to Gascola listed first.
- Monroeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Unity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Turtle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Sandy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Wilmerding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Taylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Taylor is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Wall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Verona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nadine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nadine is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
- Wilkinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swissvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Whitaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Braddock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bessemer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bessemer is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gascola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gascola.
Newspapers Published in Gascola ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gascola.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gascola, 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 Gascola.
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 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 Gascola:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Indiana 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 Gascola, 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- Gascola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |