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 Gates (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 Gates. 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 and doctors 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.
Gates is located in Fayette 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 Gates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gates:
- Fayette County (The home county of Gates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates, with the one closest to Gates listed first.
- Adah
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- McClellandtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Puritan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Puritan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Hoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hoover is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Isabella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Isabella is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Masontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buffington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Fairbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbank is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
- New Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arensburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arensburg
- Fayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Dunlap Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dunlap Creek Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Creek Village
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates, with the one closest to Gates listed first.
- Sunny Side
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Elizabeth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Elizabeth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Clairton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Library
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Mendelssohn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates, with the one closest to Gates listed first.
- Nemacolin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Stringtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Carmichaels
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Ceylon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Rices Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greensboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Khedive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Chartiers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates, with the one closest to Gates listed first.
- Draketown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Confluence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates, with the one closest to Gates listed first.
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Deemston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Daisytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- California
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coal Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allenport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Beallsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates, with the one closest to Gates listed first.
- Gibsonton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Smithton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scottdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Sutersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alverton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Iron Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- West Overton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates, with the one closest to Gates listed first.
- Hoodsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Grant Town
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Pleasant View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Mount Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Rivesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Barrackville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Fairmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Katy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Katy is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Palatine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates, with the one closest to Gates listed first.
- Maidsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Bowlby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Canyon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Baker Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Cheat Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Osage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Star City
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Granville
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Westover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cassville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Morgantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates, with the one closest to Gates listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(21 miles [33.8 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
(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
- Little Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Masontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hazelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Reedsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arthurdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lenox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Gladesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Wetzel County (WV)
- Round Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gates, see our County-by-County Page for Gates.
Cemeteries Near Gates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gates.
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 Gates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gates, with the one closest to Gates listed first.
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lackey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mundell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ache Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of New Salem.
- The St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2431011 <2>
- St. Procopius RC Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (425 more) ...
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hanna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Gates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gates, with the one closest to Gates listed first.
- Adah
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- Paisley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paisley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
- McClellandtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Riverside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Riverside
- Masontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carmichaels
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ceylon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Fayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- New Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heistersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Woodside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Highhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Balsinger
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Balsinger is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsinger
- Rices Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mapletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mapletown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gates.
Newspapers Published in Gates ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gates, 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 Gates.
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 helpful 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 Gates:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Wetzel 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 Gates, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |