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 Heidelberg (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 Heidelberg. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heidelberg:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Heidelberg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heidelberg, with the one closest to Heidelberg listed first.
- Woodville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Carnegie
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dormont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pennsbury Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pennsbury Village is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsbury Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Green Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosslyn Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosslyn Farms is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn Farms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Bridgeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Essen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Ingram
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- Crafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Shannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heidelberg, with the one closest to Heidelberg listed first.
- Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Apollo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leechburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heidelberg, with the one closest to Heidelberg listed first.
- South Heights
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Crestmont Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Aliquippa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Economy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Baden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Conway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wallace City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Frankfort Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Freedom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heidelberg, with the one closest to Heidelberg listed first.
- Seven Fields
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Valencia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fernway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Fox Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Mars
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ogle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Myoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Callery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Watters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Evans City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Ekastown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heidelberg, with the one closest to Heidelberg listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Fairhope
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Brownstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Newell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Banning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Chamouni
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Kenneth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Redstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Whitsett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Alicia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heidelberg, with the one closest to Heidelberg listed first.
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Chartiers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heidelberg, with the one closest to Heidelberg listed first.
- Thompsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- McMurray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- MacDonald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cokeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Finleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Canonsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gilkeson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gilkeson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
- Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strabane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Candor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heidelberg, with the one closest to Heidelberg listed first.
- Trafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shaner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Sutersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Monessen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Irwin
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Murrysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Irwin
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Rillton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Gibsonton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heidelberg, with the one closest to Heidelberg listed first.
- East End
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heidelberg, with the one closest to Heidelberg listed first.
- Mingo Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Toronto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alikanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Deandale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Georges Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Steubenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brilliant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Empire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Gould
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Stratton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heidelberg, with the one closest to Heidelberg listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Follansbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Dutch Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heidelberg, with the one closest to Heidelberg listed first.
- Weirton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Fairhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heidelberg, with the one closest to Heidelberg listed first.
- Potomac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- West Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heidelberg, see our County-by-County Page for Heidelberg.
Cemeteries Near Heidelberg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heidelberg.
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 Heidelberg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heidelberg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heidelberg, with the one closest to Heidelberg listed first.
- Woodville State Hospital Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Ukrainian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Ignatius / St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Clair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (437 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chartiers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Heidelberg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heidelberg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heidelberg, with the one closest to Heidelberg listed first.
- Woodville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Bower Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bower Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Hill
- Bridgeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Essen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Beadling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beadling is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadling
- Green Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walkers Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Mill
- Federal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Federal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Morgan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Upper Saint Clair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Shannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Banksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Banksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Crafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ingram
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heidelberg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heidelberg.
Newspapers Published in Heidelberg ...
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 442 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heidelberg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heidelberg, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heidelberg.
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 helpful 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 Heidelberg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Brooke County
- Hancock County
- Ohio County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Heidelberg, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heidelberg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |