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 Greater Point Marion (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 Greater Point Marion. 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 Greater Point Marion ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Greater Point Marion: Greater Pt. Marion
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Greater Point Marion 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 Greater Point Marion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greater Point Marion:
- Fayette County (The home county of Greater Point Marion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greater Point Marion, with the one closest to Greater Point Marion listed first.
- Point Marion
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Winstead
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Morris Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- New Geneva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Atlantic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Masontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Haydentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Shoaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Fairchance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allegheny County
- Sunny Side
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greater Point Marion, with the one closest to Greater Point Marion listed first.
- Dilliner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Greensboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunkard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Nemacolin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Ceylon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Mount Morris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carmichaels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Fordyce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Khedive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greater Point Marion, with the one closest to Greater Point Marion listed first.
- Addison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Confluence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Draketown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Ursina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greater Point Marion, with the one closest to Greater Point Marion listed first.
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Millsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- Deemston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- West Brownsville
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- California
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Daisytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beallsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Marianna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greater Point Marion, with the one closest to Greater Point Marion listed first.
- Gibsonton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Smithton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scottdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Hawkeye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- West Overton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Garrett County (MD)
- Friendsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harrison County (WV)
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greater Point Marion, with the one closest to Greater Point Marion listed first.
- Hoodsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Pleasant View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Grant Town
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Mount Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Rivesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Neel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Neel is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Samaria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Samaria is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Barrackville
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine
(22 miles [35.4 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 Greater Point Marion, with the one closest to Greater Point Marion listed first.
- Canyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cheat Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Baker Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Bowlby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Star City
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Morgantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Granville
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Osage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Westover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Cassville
(10 miles [16.1 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 Greater Point Marion, with the one closest to Greater Point Marion listed first.
- Rockville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Masontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brandonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Clifton Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Bruceton Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Reedsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arthurdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Morgans Glade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Gladesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Hazelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lenox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Taylor County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greater Point Marion, with the one closest to Greater Point Marion listed first.
- Fetterman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thornton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- West Grafton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Knottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Pruntytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greater Point Marion, with the one closest to Greater Point Marion listed first.
- Round Bottom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greater Point Marion, see our County-by-County Page for Greater Point Marion.
Cemeteries Near Greater Point Marion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greater Point Marion.
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 Greater Point Marion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greater Point Marion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greater Point Marion, with the one closest to Greater Point Marion listed first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cagey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pt. Marion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wolfs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Atlantic.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44539 <2>
- Eden UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forks of Cheat Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ft. Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Donham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (459 more) ...
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Greater Point Marion in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greater Point Marion.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greater Point Marion, with the one closest to Greater Point Marion listed first.
- Point Marion
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Winstead
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Dilliner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- New Geneva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Morris Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Stewartstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Mapletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mapletown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
- Old Frame
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Frame is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
- Wiley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Dunkard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bowlby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greater Point Marion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greater Point Marion.
Newspapers Published in Greater Point Marion ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greater Point Marion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greater Point Marion, 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 Greater Point Marion.
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 Greater Point Marion:
- 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
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Taylor 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 Greater Point Marion, 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- Greater Point Marion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |