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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 Logans Ferry Heights (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 Logans Ferry Heights. 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 Logans Ferry Heights ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Logans Ferry Heights: Logans Fry. Hts. (or less commonly used: Logans Frry. Hts.)
- While the name of this community is Logans Ferry Heights, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Logans Ferry Heights may originally have been Logan's Ferry Heights.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Logans Ferry Heights might be written as Logan Ferry Heights.
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 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.
Logans Ferry Heights 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 Logans Ferry Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Logans Ferry Heights:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Logans Ferry Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Logans Ferry Heights, with the one closest to Logans Ferry Heights listed first.
- Springdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Leechburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- Cheswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Tarentum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <2>
- Unity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Brackenridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rural Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Natrona
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Indianola
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logans Ferry Heights, with the one closest to Logans Ferry Heights listed first.
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leechburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Apollo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Apollo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aladdin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Orchard Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Edmon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Spring Church
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McVille
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Neale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Slate Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Cochrans Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Rosston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosston is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logans Ferry Heights, with the one closest to Logans Ferry Heights listed first.
- Economy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Ambridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wallace City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Knob
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Baden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- South Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Aliquippa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Freedom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gringo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- New Sheffield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- East Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logans Ferry Heights, with the one closest to Logans Ferry Heights listed first.
- Ekastown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Leasureville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Saxonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Glade Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Valencia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dennys Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Mars
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Great Belt
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Nixon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Seven Fields
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Brownsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Clarion County
- Phillipston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logans Ferry Heights, with the one closest to Logans Ferry Heights listed first.
- Arnold City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Banning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Belle Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Brownstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fuller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Whitsett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logans Ferry Heights, with the one closest to Logans Ferry Heights listed first.
- White
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Clarksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Saltsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Parkwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Aultman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Shelocta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blairsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smathers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Black Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Shado-Wood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shado-Wood Village is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shado-Wood Village
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logans Ferry Heights, with the one closest to Logans Ferry Heights listed first.
- Ellsworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Gastonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Finleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Monongahela
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Riverview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- McMurray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Eagle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Donora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Baidland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- MacDonald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logans Ferry Heights, with the one closest to Logans Ferry Heights listed first.
- Parnassus
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- New Kensington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Arnold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lower Burrell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- North Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Weinel Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Murrysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Bagdad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Vandergrift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Leechburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- East Vandergrift
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Logans Ferry Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Logans Ferry Heights.
Cemeteries Near Logans Ferry Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Logans Ferry Heights.
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 Logans Ferry Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Logans Ferry Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Logans Ferry Heights, with the one closest to Logans Ferry Heights listed first.
- Dugan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Springdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Mark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Clemens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakmont - Verona Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (404 more) ...
- Laird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Logans Ferry Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Logans Ferry Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Logans Ferry Heights, with the one closest to Logans Ferry Heights listed first.
- Parnassus
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- New Kensington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Springdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arnold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Camp is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
- Hites
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hites is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hites
- Cheswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Unity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- New Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Creighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drennen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Drennen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drennen
- Tarentum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oakmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sardis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Milligantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Milligantown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligantown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Logans Ferry Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Logans Ferry Heights.
Newspapers Published in Logans Ferry Heights ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Logans Ferry Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Logans Ferry Heights, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Logans Ferry Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Logans Ferry Heights:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Fayette County
- Indiana County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Logans Ferry Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Logans Ferry Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |