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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 Linden Grove (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 Linden Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Linden Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Linden Grove: Linden Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Linden Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Linden Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Linden Grove 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 Linden Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linden Grove:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Linden Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Grove, with the one closest to Linden Grove listed first.
- Castle Shannon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whitehall
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baldwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
- Brentwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carrick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carrick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
- Dormont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brightwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Mount Lebanon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Allentown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Beltzhoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beltzhoover is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzhoover
- Bethel Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Essen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Grove, with the one closest to Linden Grove listed first.
- Freeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Apollo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leechburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Aladdin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- North Apollo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Grove, with the one closest to Linden Grove listed first.
- South Heights
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Crestmont Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Aliquippa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(21 miles [33.8 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
- New Sheffield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Conway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Knob
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Harshaville
(24 miles [38.6 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 Linden Grove, with the one closest to Linden Grove listed first.
- Valencia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mars
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Fernway
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Fox Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Callery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Myoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Watters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Ekastown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Evans City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Grove, with the one closest to Linden Grove listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Brownstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Chamouni
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Banning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Kenneth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Redstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Whitsett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Grove, with the one closest to Linden Grove listed first.
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chartiers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- West Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Rices Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Lippincott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Grove, with the one closest to Linden Grove listed first.
- Finleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- McMurray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Ellsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- New Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Canonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Gilkeson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilkeson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
- MacDonald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Baidland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Grove, with the one closest to Linden Grove listed first.
- Trafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shaner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Sutersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Rillton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Webster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Irwin
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Monessen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Newton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Grove, with the one closest to Linden Grove listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Bethany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Follansbee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hancock County (WV)
- Weirton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Linden Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Linden Grove.
Cemeteries Near Linden Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linden Grove.
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 Linden Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Linden Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Linden Grove, with the one closest to Linden Grove listed first.
- St. Anns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Sava Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Casimer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shaare Torah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Clair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Wendelin RC Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Adelbert RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (434 more) ...
- South Side Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. John Vianney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Vianney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Vianney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pittsburgh.
- The St. John Vianney Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Georges Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1102535 <2>
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 Linden Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Linden Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Linden Grove, with the one closest to Linden Grove listed first.
- Castle Shannon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whitehall
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Lebanon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brightwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Curry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Curry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Option
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Option is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Option
- Surgeon Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Surgeon Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgeon Hall
- Baldwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
- Carrick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carrick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
- Clifton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Banksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Banksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Broughton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broughton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Willock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willock is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willock
- Mount Oliver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beltzhoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beltzhoover is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzhoover
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Linden Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linden Grove.
Newspapers Published in Linden Grove ...
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 468 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linden Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linden Grove, 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 Linden Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Linden Grove:
- 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
- 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 Linden Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Linden Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |