Do you know of Idlewild ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Idlewild. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Idlewild.<1>

Our sources for Idlewild (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Idlewild other than they indicate that Idlewild would be found somewhere in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Communities Also Named Idlewild ...

We found 31 communities that share the name Idlewild.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Idlewild is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
  - Del Norte County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Idlewild [Del Norte County].
  - Placer County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Idlewild [Placer County].
  - Tulare County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Idlewild [Tulare County].
- Colorado
  - Park County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Idlewild [Park County].
- Illinois
  - Alexander County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Idlewild [Alexander County].
  - Jefferson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Idlewild [Jefferson County].
  - Lake County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Idlewild [Lake County].
- Indiana
  - Harrison County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Idlewild [Harrison County].
- Kentucky
  - Boone County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Idlewild [Boone County].
- Louisiana
  - Saint Mary Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Idlewild [Saint Mary Parish].
  - Terrebonne Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Idlewild [Terrebonne Parish].
- Maryland
  - Prince George's County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Idlewild [Prince George's County].
  - Talbot County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Idlewild [Talbot County].
- Michigan
  - Lake County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Idlewild [Lake County].
- Minnesota
  - Lincoln County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Idlewild [Lincoln County].
- Missouri
  - Crawford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Idlewild [Crawford County].
  - Stoddard County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Idlewild [Stoddard County].
- Nevada
  - Nye County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Idlewild [Nye County].
- New Mexico
  - Colfax County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Idlewild [Colfax County].
- New York
  - Orange County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Idlewild [Orange County].
- North Carolina
  - Ashe County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Idlewild [Ashe County].
  - Mecklenburg County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Idlewild [Mecklenburg County].
- Ohio
  - Hamilton County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Idlewild [Hamilton County].
  - Mercer County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Idlewild [Mercer County].
- South Carolina
  - Greenville County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Idlewild [Greenville County].
- Tennessee
  - Gibson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Idlewild [Gibson County].
  - Maury County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Idlewild [Maury County].
  - McMinn County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Idlewild [McMinn County].
- Texas
  - Bexar County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Idlewild [Bexar County].
  - Dallas County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Idlewild [Dallas County].
- Wisconsin
  - Door County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Idlewild [Door County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Idlewild ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Idlewild:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Idlewild - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

More Orphans in Allegheny County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Allegheny County.

Agnew	Laughlin Junction
Antrim	Laughlin
Arlington Park	Laurel
Arsenal	Lebanon Church
	Lewis Run Junction
Bayne	Lewis
Beamville	Linden
Becks Run	Local
Beers	Locust Ridge
Belle View	Logans Ferry
Belmor	Lostock
Ben Venue	Lucas
Bennett	Lyman
Bessemer Terrace	Lynch
Best
Beulah	Mansfield Valley
Birmingham	Mansfield
Bissell	Marion
Blair Station	Mayview
Boggs	McCanless
Boquet	McKnight Village
Bouquet	McLaughlins
Boyce's Station	McMinn
Boyd	Milesville
Breezewood	Miller's Grove
Brilliant	Mills
Brinton	Monongahela Junction
Briquette	Montour
Brodhead	Montrose
Brookfield	Moorhead
Brookside Farms	Moss Side
Brown's	Mount Troy
Brownsdale
Brunots Island	Negley
Buchanan	Neville Island
Burdine	Neville
Butler's Junction	Nimick
	North Buena Vista
Camden Hill	North Mansfield
Camp Hill	North Star
Campton	Norwood
Carnot - Moon
Carson	O'Neil
Caughey's	Oak Station
Cedarhurst	Oakdale Station
Central Park	Obeyville
Central Wharf	Observatory
Central	Oliver
Charterwood	Ormsby
Chartiers Terrace	Orrville
Chase	Outer Depot
Christy Park
Clairton Junction	Painter's Run
Claremont	Palmersville
Cliff Mine	Patterson
Clugston	Penn Rose
Cochran	Perrymont
Coleman	Peters Creek
Colfax	Peterson
Copeland	Pine Creek
Coulters	Pittsburgh West End
Coultersville	Plum Creek
Courtneyville	Pollock
Cranston	Porter's
Cuddy	Powers Run
	Prager
Dallas	Presidential Heights
Davis Island	Presston
DeHaven
Demmler	Quaker Valley
Denny
Dravo	Rand
Duffs Junction	Rankin Station
Duffs	Redman Mills
Duncan	Redman
Duquesne Wharf	Reflectorville
	Reilly
East Mansfield	Reissing
Eberhardt	Remington
Edgewater	Reynoldton
Edgewood Park	Risher Mine Siding
Edgewoodville	Risher
Ellrod	Robbins
Enslow	Robella
Epton	Rock Run
Ermine	Rose Crest
Ewalt	Rosedale Heights
Ewing's Mills	Rosevale
	Ross
Fair Haven	Rosslyn
Fairhaven Heights	Roup's
Fawn
Fayette	Saint Elmo
Ferguson	Saltsburgh
Fetterman	Sample Heights
Fleming Park	Saw Mill Run
Foleys Siding	Schlelines Mill
Fort Pitt	Scotia
Fort Pittsburgh	Scully Springs
Frank	Semples
Frantz	Sewickleyville
	Shalercrest
Gamble's	Sharps Hill
Glanford	Sheridan
Glenview	Sheridanville
Glenwood Junction	Shirland
Green Springs	Shousetown
Green Valley	South Buena Vista
Greggs	South Carnegie
Grove	South Duquesne
Guyasuta	South Pittsburg
	South Shoustown
Haffey	South Side
Hall	Stilleys Siding
Harmar	Stoop's
Harper Village	Stowe
Hastings	Stringtown
Hawkins	Sturgeon - Noblestown
Hazel	Sumner
Hazeltine	Superior
Heritage Hills	Sylvan
Herr
Herriottsville	Temperanceville
Herron	Thompson
Herrs Island	Thorn Run
Highland Meadows	Thornhill
Hoboken	Torrens
Houston	Treehaven
Howard	Trestle
Howell Park	Trotwood
Hulton Ferry	Tyre
Hulton
	Union Trust
Imperial - Enlow	Unity Station
Indian Pines
Irvin	Vancefort
Ivanhoe	Vankirk
	Verner
Jacks Run Dock	Viennese Woods
Jack's Run
Jeffreystown	Wabash
Johnstown	Walton
Joint	Walurba
Jones' Station	Watson
	Watsontown
Kelley	West Bellevue
Kennedy	West Belt Junction
Kenney	West Chartiers
Kenny	West Etna
Kerr	West Hoffman
Kilbuck	West Manchester
Knightsbridge	Westinghouse
	Westwood Hills
Lafferty Hill	White Ash
Lancelot	Wilkins
Lang	Williamsburg
Large	Willow Grove
Lashell	Wolftown

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Idlewild could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.