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 Lambert (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 Lambert. 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.
Lambert is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Garrett (MD), Greene, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, Monongalia (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Lambert. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lambert:
- Fayette County (The home county of Lambert)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- McClellandtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buffington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buffington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Fairbank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbank is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
- New Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Puritan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Puritan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Hoover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoover is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Adah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- Dunlap Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunlap Creek Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Creek Village
- Republic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Republic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Isabella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Isabella is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Arensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arensburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arensburg
- Heistersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Highhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- Sunny Side
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Clairton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
- Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
- Jefferson
- Lincoln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Library
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Versailles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Coal Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- Nemacolin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Stringtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Carmichaels
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Ceylon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Rices Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greensboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Khedive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chartiers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Dilliner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- Draketown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Confluence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Addison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ursina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- Blainsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- California
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coal Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Daisytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Deemston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Elco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Speers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Allenport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Long Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- Gibsonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North Belle Vernon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belle Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Monessen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Smithton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Webster
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Scottdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- West Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- West Overton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Wyano
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Sutersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Iron Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Garrett County (MD)
- Friendsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- Hoodsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Pleasant View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Mount Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Grant Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Rivesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- Bowlby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Canyon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cheat Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Baker Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Star City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Granville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Osage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Westover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cassville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Brookhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Morgantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Laurel Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Bruceton Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Rockville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Masontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hazelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Reedsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lenox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Arthurdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gladesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Orr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lambert, see our County-by-County Page for Lambert.
Cemeteries Near Lambert ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lambert.
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 Lambert - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lambert covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- Lackey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Procopius RC Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of New Salem.
- The St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2431011 <2>
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tomasza Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (416 more) ...
- Laurel Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Redstone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Lambert in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lambert.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- McClellandtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Adah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- New Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Searights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Searights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
- East Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Riverside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Riverside
- Masontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Highhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Balsinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Balsinger is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsinger
- Dearth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dearth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearth
- Heistersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Merrittstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Merrittstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittstown
- Carmichaels
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Paisley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paisley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
- Woodside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Haddenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haddenville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddenville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lambert. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lambert.
Newspapers Published in Lambert ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lambert.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lambert, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lambert.
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 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 Lambert:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Garrett County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston 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 Lambert, 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- Lambert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |