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 Idlewood (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 Idlewood. 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 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.
Idlewood 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 Idlewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Idlewood:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Idlewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Thornburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thornburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Crafton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rosslyn Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosslyn Farms is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn Farms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Fairywood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Ingram
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- Carnegie
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pennsbury Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pennsbury Village is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsbury Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- McKees Rocks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moon Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Heidelberg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heidelberg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Beltzhoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beltzhoover is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzhoover
- Dormont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Apollo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aladdin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Leechburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- North Apollo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Ambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Gringo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Crestmont Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Economy
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Aliquippa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Wallace City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Conway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Knob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Seven Fields
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fernway
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Fox Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Mars
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ogle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Myoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Callery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Watters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Evans City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Ekastown
(24 miles [38.6 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 Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Brownstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Banning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Chamouni
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Kenneth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Whitsett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Fuller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- MacDonald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McMurray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Finleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Cokeburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Candor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Canonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Strabane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilkeson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gilkeson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
- Ellsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Trafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Shaner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Larimer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Murrysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Arnold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sutersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- 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
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Rillton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Toronto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alikanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Deandale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- 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
- Mingo Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Steubenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stratton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Georges Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Follansbee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Bethany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fairhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- 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
- Weirton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ohio County (WV)
- Potomac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Idlewood, see our County-by-County Page for Idlewood.
Cemeteries Near Idlewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Idlewood.
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 Idlewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Idlewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Chartiers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- German Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Ukrainian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (445 more) ...
- St. Ignatius / St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zedeck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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 Idlewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Idlewood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Crafton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ingram
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- Banksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Banksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- West End
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West End is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Chartiers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chartiers is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- McKees Rocks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moon Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Walkers Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walkers Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Mill
- Bower Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bower Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Hill
- Woodville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Beltzhoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beltzhoover is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzhoover
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mount Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Washington is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Allegheny ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allegheny is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Essen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Idlewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Idlewood.
Newspapers Published in Idlewood ...
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 438 newspapers that have been published in the area around Idlewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Idlewood, 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 Idlewood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Idlewood:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette 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 Idlewood, 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- Idlewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |