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 Longbridge (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 Longbridge. 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 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.
Longbridge is located in Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Indiana & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Longbridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Longbridge:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Longbridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longbridge, with the one closest to Longbridge listed first.
- Darlington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Darlington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Ligonier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Youngstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Derry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Derry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
- McChesneytown - Loyalhanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Derry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Latrobe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lawson Heights is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Heights
- Manito
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manito is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
- Beatty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beatty is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longbridge, with the one closest to Longbridge listed first.
- Buena Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pitcairn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- New Texas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <1>
- East McKeesport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monroeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Versailles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Versailles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longbridge, with the one closest to Longbridge listed first.
- Edmon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Olivet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Apollo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Apollo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Spring Church
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrans Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Elderton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leechburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longbridge, with the one closest to Longbridge listed first.
- Elim
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elim is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
- Southmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Westmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
- Brownstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cambria City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cambria City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
- Lilly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Conemaugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
- Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Ferndale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Johnstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longbridge, with the one closest to Longbridge listed first.
- Champion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bear Rocks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Laurelville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- White
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Seven Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Head
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Everson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Connellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
- South Connellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rogerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longbridge, with the one closest to Longbridge listed first.
- Blairsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Robinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Bow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Black Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Palmertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Josephine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- White
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Coral
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Graceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Heshbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heshbon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
- Clarksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Armagh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longbridge, with the one closest to Longbridge listed first.
- Laurel Mountain Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jennerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
- Jenners Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
- Jenners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
- Sipesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sipesville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
- Jerome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Thomas Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Bakersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Gideon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gideon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Husband
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Husband is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband
- Lavansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lavansville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
- Washington County
- Donora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Longbridge, see our County-by-County Page for Longbridge.
Cemeteries Near Longbridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Longbridge.
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 Longbridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Longbridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Longbridge, with the one closest to Longbridge listed first.
- Keltz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ligonier Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ligonier Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ligonier.
- The Ligonier Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1921576 <2>
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michael's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael's Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Rector.
- The St. Michael's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Michael's of the Valley Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267682 <2>
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laughlintown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- St. Xavier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Penrod Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Longbridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Longbridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Longbridge, with the one closest to Longbridge listed first.
- Darlington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Darlington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- McCance
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McCance is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCance
- Bells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bells is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
- Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Ligonier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Youngstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bradenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradenville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenville
- Osburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Osburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
- New Derry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Loyalhanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Loyalhanna is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalhanna
- Latrobe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Manito
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manito is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
- Hostetter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hostetter is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostetter
- Whitney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitney is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Longbridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Longbridge.
Newspapers Published in Longbridge ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Longbridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Longbridge, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Longbridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Longbridge:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Cambria County
- Fayette County
- Indiana County
- Somerset County
- Washington 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 Longbridge, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Longbridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |