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 Ginger Hill (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 Ginger Hill. 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 doctors and 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.
Ginger Hill is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland, Brooke (WV), Hancock (WV), Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Ginger Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ginger Hill:
- Washington County (The home county of Ginger Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ginger Hill, with the one closest to Ginger Hill listed first.
- Baidland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- New Eagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sudan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sudan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
- Monongahela
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Finleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gastonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Ellsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Dunningsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dunningsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunningsville
- Black Diamond
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- North Charleroi
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Gilkeson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilkeson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ginger Hill, with the one closest to Ginger Hill listed first.
- Sunny Side
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Cochrans Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Library
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- West Elizabeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clairton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mendelssohn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Brightwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Coal Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ginger Hill, with the one closest to Ginger Hill listed first.
- Ambridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- South Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Crestmont Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ginger Hill, with the one closest to Ginger Hill listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Newell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Arnold City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Brownstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fairhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Fayette City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Chamouni
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Kenneth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Alicia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Hiller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ginger Hill, with the one closest to Ginger Hill listed first.
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chartiers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Rices Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Lippincott
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Stringtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- West Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Carmichaels
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Khedive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Swarts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ginger Hill, with the one closest to Ginger Hill listed first.
- Monessen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Gibsonton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Sutersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- West Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smithton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shaner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Herminie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wyano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Rillton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooke County (WV)
- Bethany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marshall County (WV)
- Dallas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Ohio County (WV)
- Potomac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ginger Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Ginger Hill.
Cemeteries Near Ginger Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ginger Hill.
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 Ginger Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ginger Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ginger Hill, with the one closest to Ginger Hill listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Finleyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monongahela Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ohar Sholom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Munntown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Clements Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (444 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charleroi Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Ginger Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ginger Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ginger Hill, with the one closest to Ginger Hill listed first.
- Baidland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Kammerer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kammerer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kammerer
- New Eagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elkhorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Courtney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Courtney is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Huston Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huston Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston Run
- Monongahela
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bunola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bunola is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunola
- Wallace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Manown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Manown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manown
- Shire Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shire Oaks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shire Oaks
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Venetia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gastonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Finleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ginger Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ginger Hill.
Newspapers Published in Ginger Hill ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ginger Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ginger Hill, 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 Ginger Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ginger Hill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Westmoreland County
- Brooke County
- Marshall County
- Ohio 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 Ginger Hill, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ginger Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |