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 Hammondville (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 Hammondville. 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 hospitals and 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.
Hammondville is primarily located in Fayette County. A portion of Hammondville extends into Westmoreland 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 Hammondville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hammondville:
- Fayette County (The home county of Hammondville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammondville, with the one closest to Hammondville listed first.
- Bear Rocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Laurelville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurelville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Everson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- White
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- White is located in Fayette County
- Connellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Dawson is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <3>
- Dickerson Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
- Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
- Champion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Connellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Connellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Connellsville
- South Connellsville is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Connellsville <3>
- Indian Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Rogerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogerstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
- Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
- Sitka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sitka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Sitka is located in Fayette County
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammondville, with the one closest to Hammondville listed first.
- Sunny Side
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Versailles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Clairton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Elizabeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
- White Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- White Oak is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <3>
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- McKeesport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- East McKeesport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East McKeesport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East McKeesport
- East McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East McKeesport <3>
- Armstrong County
- Edmon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammondville, with the one closest to Hammondville listed first.
- Stringtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Nemacolin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemacolin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Carmichaels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Rices Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rices Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
- Fairdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ceylon
(29 miles [46.7 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Chartiers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Greensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammondville, with the one closest to Hammondville listed first.
- White
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- White is located in Indiana County
- Blairsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Robinson is located in Indiana County
- Clarksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Black Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Palmertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammondville, with the one closest to Hammondville listed first.
- New Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lexington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Laurel Mountain Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain Village
- Laurel Mountain Village is located in Somerset County
- Lavansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
- Lavansville is located in Somerset County
- Roytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
- Roytown is located in Somerset County
- New Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
- New Centerville is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Husband
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Husband. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband
- Husband is located in Somerset County
- Sipesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
- Sipesville is located in Somerset County
- Casselman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casselman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Casselman is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Confluence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Confluence is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <3>
- Jennerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennerstown
- Jennerstown is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennerstown <3>
- Markleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Markleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markleton
- Markleton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markleton <3>
- Rockwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammondville, with the one closest to Hammondville listed first.
- Donora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Allenport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
- Dunlevy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlevy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
- Roscoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Speers
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Twilight
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twilight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Blainsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- California
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
- Charleroi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coal Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elco
(19 miles [30.6 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Long Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammondville, with the one closest to Hammondville listed first.
- West Overton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Overton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
- Mount Joy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Alverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Hawkeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Scottdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
- Kecksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Calumet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- United
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
- United is located in Westmoreland County
- Hunker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunker
- Hunker is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunker <3>
- New Stanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Donegal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donegal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal
- Donegal is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donegal <3>
- Preston County (WV)
- Clifton Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hammondville, see our County-by-County Page for Hammondville.
Cemeteries Near Hammondville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hammondville.
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 Hammondville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hammondville, with the one closest to Hammondville listed first.
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Green Lick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Polish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Scottdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Ridge Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Ridge Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, 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 <4>
- St. Emery's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Emery's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Emery's Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the south of Connellsville.
- The St. Emery's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Emery Cemetery
- St. Emery New Cemetery
- St. Emerys Cemetery
- St. Emory Cemetery
- St. Emory New Cemetery
- St. Emorys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46020 <4>
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- St. Ritas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ritas Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ritas Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Connellsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46251 <4>
- St. Josephs Cemetery (New)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<6>
While we didn't find Hammondville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hammondville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hammondville, with the one closest to Hammondville listed first.
- Iron Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- West Overton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Overton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
- Morewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morewood
- Morewood is located in Westmoreland County
- Everson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Pennsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Pennsville is located in Fayette County
- Laurelville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurelville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Hawkeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Scottdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
- Owensdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensdale
- Owensdale is located in Fayette County
- Tarrs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarrs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrs
- Tarrs is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrs <3>
- Moyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyer
- Moyer is located in Fayette County
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- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <3>
- Kecksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Southwest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Southwest is located in Westmoreland County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hammondville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hammondville.
Newspapers Published in Hammondville ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hammondville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hammondville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hammondville.
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 Hammondville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Greene County
- Indiana County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Preston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hammondville. 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> | 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. |
<2> | 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. |
<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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hammondville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hammondville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1206, Longitude: -79.5336 In this case, the coordinates for Hammondville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<6> | 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 Hammondville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |