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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 Gillespie (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 Gillespie. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Gillespie is located in Fayette County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties 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 Gillespie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gillespie:

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Gillespie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillespie, with the one closest to Gillespie listed first.
    • Redstone
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
      • Redstone is located in Fayette County
    • Brownstown
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
      • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
    • Fayette City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
      • Fayette City is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Kenneth
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenneth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
      • Kenneth is located in Fayette County
    • Arnold City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
      • Arnold City is located in Fayette County
    • Fairhope
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
      • Fairhope is located in Fayette County
    • Lynnwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
      • Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
    • Chamouni
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chamouni. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
      • Chamouni is located in Fayette County
    • Belle Vernon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Newell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Newell is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
    • Lynn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
      • Lynn is located in Fayette County
    • Banning
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
      • Banning is located in Fayette County
    • Grindstone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Allegheny County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillespie, with the one closest to Gillespie listed first.
    • Sunny Side
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunny Side. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
      • Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
    • Elizabeth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • West Elizabeth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elizabeth
      • West Elizabeth is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Elizabeth <3>
    • Clairton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Boston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
      • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
      • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
      • Jefferson
    • Lincoln
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
    • Cochrans Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cochrans Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
      • Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
    • Coal Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
      • Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
    • Liberty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
    • Versailles
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
      • Versailles is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
    • Glassport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glassport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassport
      • Glassport is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glassport <3>
    • Library
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Library. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Library
      • Library is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Library <3>
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillespie, with the one closest to Gillespie listed first.
    • Clarksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rices Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rices Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Landing
      • Rices Landing is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rices Landing <3>
    • Stringtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
      • Stringtown is located in Greene County
    • Chartiers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
      • Chartiers is located in Greene County
    • Cumberland Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
      • Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
    • Nemacolin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemacolin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
      • Nemacolin is located in Greene County
    • Carmichaels
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Greene County
    • Jefferson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
    • Ceylon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ceylon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
      • Ceylon is located in Greene County
    • Khedive
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Khedive. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
      • Khedive is located in Greene County
    • Lippincott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
      • Lippincott is located in Greene County
    • Greensboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillespie, with the one closest to Gillespie listed first.
    • Roscoe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
    • Allenport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenport
      • Allenport is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allenport <3>
    • Speers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
      • Speers is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Dunlevy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlevy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlevy
      • Dunlevy is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlevy <3>
    • Twilight
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twilight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
      • Twilight is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • California
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
      • California is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <3>
    • Coal Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Elco
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
      • Elco is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Long Branch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
      • Long Branch is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
    • Stockdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
      • Stockdale is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockdale <3>
    • Blainsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
      • Blainsburg is located in Washington County
    • West Brownsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
      • West Brownsville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
    • Charleroi
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillespie, with the one closest to Gillespie listed first.
    • North Belle Vernon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belle Vernon
      • North Belle Vernon is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
    • Gibsonton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibsonton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
      • Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
    • Monessen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
      • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <3>
    • Smithton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Webster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Westmoreland County
    • West Newton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sutersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wyano
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
      • Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
    • Blackburn ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
    • Yukon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hawkeye
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
      • Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
    • Scottdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
      • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <3>
    • Alverton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
      • Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
  • Monongalia County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillespie, with the one closest to Gillespie listed first.
    • Bowlby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowlby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
      • Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Maidsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maidsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
      • Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Baker Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
      • Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Canyon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
      • Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Cheat Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheat Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
      • Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Osage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
      • Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Star City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
      • Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Preston County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillespie, with the one closest to Gillespie listed first.
    • Clifton Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
      • Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
    • Brandonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
      • Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Bruceton Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton Mills
      • Bruceton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton Mills <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gillespie, see our County-by-County Page for Gillespie.

Cemeteries Near Gillespie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gillespie.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gillespie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gillespie, with the one closest to Gillespie listed first.

  • Mt. Auburn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery
    • The Mt. Auburn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fayette City Cemetery
  • Havely Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Havely Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Havely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eastern Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastern Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Belle Vernon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gregg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Washington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Perryopolis.
    • The St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Johns Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46044 <4>
  • East Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (440 more) ...
    • Green Lane Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridgeport Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Redstone 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.<5>

While we didn't find Gillespie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gillespie.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gillespie, with the one closest to Gillespie listed first.

  • Kenneth
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenneth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
    • Kenneth is located in Fayette County
  • Redstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
    • Redstone is located in Fayette County
  • Fayette City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
    • Fayette City is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Chamouni
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chamouni. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
    • Chamouni is located in Fayette County
  • Roscoe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Roscoe is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Allenport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenport
    • Allenport is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allenport <3>
  • Speers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
    • Speers is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Coal Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • California
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
    • California is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <3>
  • Woodglen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodglen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodglen
    • Woodglen is located in Fayette County
  • Belle Vernon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stockdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
    • Stockdale is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockdale <3>
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    • Elco
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
      • Elco is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • West Brownsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
      • West Brownsville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
    • Linn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
      • Linn is located in Fayette County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gillespie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gillespie.

Newspapers Published in Gillespie ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gillespie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gillespie, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gillespie.

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 Gillespie:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gillespie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Gillespie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Gillespie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gillespie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0834, Longitude: -79.8287       In this case, the coordinates for Gillespie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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