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 Greenock (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 Greenock. 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 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.
Greenock is located in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County: Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Greenock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenock:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Greenock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenock, with the one closest to Greenock listed first.
- Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Versailles
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- White Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- McKeesport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Vue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Vue is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
- Riverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- East McKeesport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clairton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coal Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Glassport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenock, with the one closest to Greenock listed first.
- Apollo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Orchard Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Leechburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Apollo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Church
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Olivet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Neale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- McVille
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Cochrans Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenock, with the one closest to Greenock listed first.
- South Heights
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Ambridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Gringo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenock, with the one closest to Greenock listed first.
- Valencia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ekastown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Mars
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Seven Fields
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Frazier Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Leasureville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Saxonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fox Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenock, with the one closest to Greenock listed first.
- Arnold City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Banning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Belle Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fairhope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Brownstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Whitsett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Fuller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Perryopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Redstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenock, with the one closest to Greenock listed first.
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rices Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chartiers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Stringtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Cumberland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Carmichaels
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Nemacolin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Lippincott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenock, with the one closest to Greenock listed first.
- White
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Bow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saltsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenock, with the one closest to Greenock listed first.
- Donora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Monongahela
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Eagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Gastonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Baidland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Finleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Charleroi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Charleroi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sudan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sudan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
- Dunlevy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenock, with the one closest to Greenock listed first.
- Shaner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Rillton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Larimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Irwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
- North Irwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Trafford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Sutersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Herminie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shafton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafton
- Westmoreland City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westmoreland City is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland City
- Adamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adamsburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manor is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenock, see our County-by-County Page for Greenock.
Cemeteries Near Greenock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenock.
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 Greenock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenock, with the one closest to Greenock listed first.
- Rippel Road Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dravo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Penn Lincoln Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsylvania Lincoln Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKeesport & Versailles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- Calvary Slovak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Slovak Cemetery
- The Calvary Slovak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Slovak Cemetery
- Port Vue Polish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329388 <2>
- St. Clares Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Guffey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Greenock had a population of 525 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenock, with the one closest to Greenock listed first.
- Alpsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alpsville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpsville
- Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Emblem
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Emblem is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
- Buena Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Shaner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Guffey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guffey is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffey
- Yohoghany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yohoghany is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yohoghany
- Belle Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belle Bridge is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Bridge
- Riverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Circleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Circleville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Stewartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- McKeesport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (26 more) ...
- Wylie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wylie is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Douglass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Douglass is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Blythedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blythedale is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenock.
Newspapers Published in Greenock ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenock, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenock.
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 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 Greenock:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Indiana County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland 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 Greenock, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |