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 Highcliff (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 Highcliff. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Highcliff 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 Highcliff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highcliff:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Highcliff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highcliff, with the one closest to Highcliff listed first.
- West View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ben Avon Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ben Avon Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Ben Avon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
- Bellevue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Avalon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Emsworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ingomar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dixmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- McKees Rocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woods Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Glenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Allison Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highcliff, with the one closest to Highcliff listed first.
- Freeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Leechburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Apollo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Apollo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- McVille
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Slate Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Neale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Shadyside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Edmon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Spring Church
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rosston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosston is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highcliff, with the one closest to Highcliff listed first.
- Ambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Economy
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Aliquippa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Crestmont Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- New Sheffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highcliff, with the one closest to Highcliff listed first.
- Seven Fields
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fernway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Fox Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Callery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Myoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Watters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Glade Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Evans City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Frazier Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highcliff, with the one closest to Highcliff listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Fairhope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Arnold City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highcliff, with the one closest to Highcliff listed first.
- Ellport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Energy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- New Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highcliff, with the one closest to Highcliff listed first.
- MacDonald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Candor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McMurray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Cokeburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Canonsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Finleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Strabane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Houston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highcliff, with the one closest to Highcliff listed first.
- Arnold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Trafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Murrysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Larimer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Irwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Shaner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Export
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bagdad
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highcliff, with the one closest to Highcliff listed first.
- East End
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- La Croft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Walkers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highcliff, with the one closest to Highcliff listed first.
- Toronto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Stratton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highcliff, with the one closest to Highcliff listed first.
- Fairhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Lawrenceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(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
- Zalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- New Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Weirton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highcliff, see our County-by-County Page for Highcliff.
Cemeteries Near Highcliff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highcliff.
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 Highcliff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highcliff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highcliff, with the one closest to Highcliff listed first.
- Mt. Assisi Convent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Pittsburgh.
- The Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery
- Christ Our Redeemer Cemetery
- North Side Cemetery
- Northside Catholic Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
- St. Philomena Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45627 <2>
- United Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- The United Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosemont United Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46549 <2>
- Tree of Life Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nazereth Convent Sisters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (428 more) ...
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Allegheny County Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Highcliff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highcliff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highcliff, with the one closest to Highcliff listed first.
- West View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Perrysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Emsworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Bellevue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dixmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Ingomar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Montour Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montour Junction is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Junction
- Groveton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Groveton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Chartiers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- McKees Rocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woods Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Glenshaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keown
- Glenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highcliff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highcliff.
Newspapers Published in Highcliff ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highcliff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highcliff, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highcliff.
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 Highcliff:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Hancock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highcliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Highcliff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |