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 Little Summit (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 Little Summit. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Little Summit is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland, Brooke (WV), Hancock (WV), Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Little Summit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Summit:
- Washington County (The home county of Little Summit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Summit, with the one closest to Little Summit listed first.
- Scenery Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunningsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunningsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunningsville
- Eighty Four
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Laboratory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laboratory is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
- Beallsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marianna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Braddock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Braddock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
- Gilkeson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gilkeson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
- East Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Washington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
- Bissell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- McCracken
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCracken is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Summit, with the one closest to Little Summit listed first.
- Library
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Side
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Bethel Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Brightwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Upper Saint Clair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- West Elizabeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Essen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Morgan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Mount Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Summit, with the one closest to Little Summit listed first.
- La Belle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Newell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- East Millsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millsboro
- Luzerne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Alicia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Belle Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chamouni
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Brownsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hiller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fairhope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Fayette City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Arensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arensburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arensburg
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Summit, with the one closest to Little Summit listed first.
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chartiers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- West Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Lippincott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Rices Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swarts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- Morrisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Morrisville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Waynesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Khedive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Carmichaels
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Stringtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Summit, with the one closest to Little Summit listed first.
- Gibsonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Monessen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Belle Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Sutersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Smithton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Newton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Shaner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Wyano
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Yukon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Herminie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rillton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Summit, with the one closest to Little Summit listed first.
- Deandale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Georges Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Mingo Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brilliant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Rayland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Summit, with the one closest to Little Summit listed first.
- Bethany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hooverson Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Dutch Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Follansbee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Windsor Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Summit, with the one closest to Little Summit listed first.
- Dallas
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Calis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Rocklick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Limestone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Summit, with the one closest to Little Summit listed first.
- Blacksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Bowlby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Wana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Summit, with the one closest to Little Summit listed first.
- Potomac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Point Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Triadelphia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Clearview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Echo Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Pleasant Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Summit, see our County-by-County Page for Little Summit.
Cemeteries Near Little Summit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Summit.
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 Little Summit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Summit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Summit, with the one closest to Little Summit listed first.
- Letherman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letherman Cemetery
- The Letherman Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Pigeon Creek Dunkard Cemetery
- Scenery Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenery Hill Cemetery
- The Scenery Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962382 <2>
- Pigeon Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- United Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Brethren Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beallsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Clements Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Horn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Horn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Marianna.
- The Horn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Horn Burial Ground
- Horns Lutheran Cemetery
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45150 <2>
- Continue List (503 more) ...
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Little Summit in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Summit.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Summit, with the one closest to Little Summit listed first.
- Odell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Odell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Glyde
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glyde is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyde
- Vanceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vanceville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceville
- Scenery Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Strabane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Strabane is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strabane
- Lone Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Eighty Four
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunningsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunningsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunningsville
- Wylandville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wylandville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylandville
- Bakers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bakers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Kammerer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kammerer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kammerer
- Zediker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zediker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zediker
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Laboratory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laboratory is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
- Beallsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Braddock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Braddock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Summit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Summit.
Newspapers Published in Little Summit ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Summit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Summit, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Summit.
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 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 Little Summit:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Westmoreland County
- Jefferson County
- Brooke County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Summit) 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 Little Summit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |