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 Graham Crossing (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 Graham Crossing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Graham Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Graham Crossing: Graham Xing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Graham Crossing 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 Graham Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Graham Crossing:
- Fayette County (The home county of Graham Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham Crossing, with the one closest to Graham Crossing listed first.
- Leisenring
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leisenring is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisenring
- Rogerstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rogerstown is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
- Dunbar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sitka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sitka is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Bitner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bitner is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitner
- Dickerson Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dickerson Run is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
- Vanderbilt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- South Connellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dawson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Connellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Mount Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Independence is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Independence
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham Crossing, with the one closest to Graham Crossing listed first.
- Sunny Side
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Buena Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Elizabeth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- West Elizabeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Versailles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Clairton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mendelssohn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Coal Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Graham Crossing, with the one closest to Graham Crossing listed first.
- Nemacolin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Stringtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Fairdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Carmichaels
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Rices Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greensboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Chartiers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Clarksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dilliner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Khedive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham Crossing, with the one closest to Graham Crossing listed first.
- Draketown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Confluence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Bakersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Addison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ursina
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Casselman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Markleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Listonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- New Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Centerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Lavansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lavansville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
- Rockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Roytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham Crossing, with the one closest to Graham Crossing listed first.
- Blainsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Allenport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- California
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Former name for Coal Center:
- Coal Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Center <1>
- Elco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Roscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Speers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Dunlevy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Stockdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Daisytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham Crossing, with the one closest to Graham Crossing listed first.
- Scottdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Iron Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- West Overton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Alverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Smithton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Wyano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- North Belle Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Hunker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yukon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gibsonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham Crossing, with the one closest to Graham Crossing listed first.
- Friendsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Accident
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham Crossing, with the one closest to Graham Crossing listed first.
- Canyon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cheat Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Baker Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Bowlby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Star City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Brookhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Granville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Morgantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Westover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham Crossing, with the one closest to Graham Crossing listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Bruceton Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hazelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Little Sandy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Rockville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Morgans Glade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Lenox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Orr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Graham Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Graham Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Graham Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Graham Crossing.
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 Graham Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Graham Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Graham Crossing, with the one closest to Graham Crossing listed first.
- St. Stephens Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dickerson Run - Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. John's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Old)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Heights Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sylvan Heights Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Uniontown.
- The Sylvan Heights Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sylvan Heights Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46449 <2>
- Continue List (342 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery (New)
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Ritas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Connellsville.
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993674 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Graham Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Graham Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Graham Crossing, with the one closest to Graham Crossing listed first.
- Monarch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Monarch is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Leisenring
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leisenring is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisenring
- West Leisenring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Leisenring is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leisenring
- Ferguson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Dunbar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sitka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sitka is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Trotter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trotter is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter
- Laurel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Percy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Percy is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Mount Braddock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Braddock is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Braddock
- Vanderbilt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wheeler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Dickerson Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dickerson Run is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
- Vances Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vances Mill is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vances Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Graham Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Graham Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Graham Crossing ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Graham Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Graham Crossing, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Graham Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Graham Crossing:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Garrett County
- Monongalia County
- Preston 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Graham Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Graham Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |