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 Madison (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 Madison. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Madison is located in Westmoreland County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties 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 Madison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Madison:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Madison)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
- Arona
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Herminie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herminie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herminie
- Herminie is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herminie <2>
- Yukon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Yukon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <2>
- Wyano
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- New Stanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stanton
- New Stanton is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Stanton <2>
- Adamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Adamsburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Hunker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunker
- Hunker is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunker <2>
- Irwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <2>
- Penn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Penn is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Westmoreland City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmoreland City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland City
- Westmoreland City is located in Westmoreland County
- Shaner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - West Newton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- West Newton is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Newton <2>
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
- Versailles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- White Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- White Oak is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <2>
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - East McKeesport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East McKeesport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East McKeesport
- East McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East McKeesport <2>
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - McKeesport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
- McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <2>
- North Versailles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Versailles
- North Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Versailles <2>
- Port Vue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vue
- Port Vue is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
- Wall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Clairton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clairton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairton
- Clairton is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clairton <2>
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <2>
- Sunny Side
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
- Edmon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Apollo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
- Apollo is located in Armstrong County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <2>
- Orchard Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- North Apollo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Apollo
- North Apollo is located in Armstrong County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Apollo <2>
- Leechburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- Leechburg is located in Armstrong County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leechburg <2>
- Spring Church
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Church
- Spring Church is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Church <2>
- Olivet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Freeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Armstrong County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <2>
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
- Banning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Whitsett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Perryopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryopolis
- Perryopolis is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryopolis <2>
- Everson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Laurelville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Arnold City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Belle Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Belle Vernon is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Vernon <2>
- Brownstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Fairhope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Lynnwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Bear Rocks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
- Rices Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rices Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Landing
- Rices Landing is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rices Landing <2>
- Stringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Carmichaels
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichaels
- Carmichaels is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmichaels <2>
- Chartiers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Cumberland Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Nemacolin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Fairdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
- White
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- White is located in Indiana County
- Clarksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Clarksburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <2>
- Blairsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Blairsville is located in Indiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairsville <2>
- Saltsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltsburg
- Saltsburg is located in Indiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltsburg <2>
- Jacksonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Black Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- West Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Robinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Robinson is located in Indiana County
- Aultman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Josephine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Palmertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmertown
- Palmertown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmertown <2>
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
- Laurel Mountain Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain Village
- Laurel Mountain Village is located in Somerset County
- Roytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
- Roytown is located in Somerset County
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
- Donora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
- Donora is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <2>
- Black Diamond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Monongahela
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongahela have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela
- Monongahela is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongahela <2>
- Charleroi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi
- Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleroi <2>
- Dunlevy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlevy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlevy
- Dunlevy is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlevy <2>
- North Charleroi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Charleroi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Roscoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Twilight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Ellsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - New Eagle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eagle
- New Eagle is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Eagle <2>
- Allenport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenport
- Allenport is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allenport <2>
- Long Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Madison, see our County-by-County Page for Madison.
Newspapers Published in Madison ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Madison.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Madison, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Madison.
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 Madison:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Pennsylvania State Archives
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Armstrong County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Greene County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Indiana County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Somerset County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allegheny County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Westmoreland County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Westmoreland County
Cemeteries Near Madison ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madison.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Madison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
- Madison Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Union Cemetery
- Milbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milbell Cemetery
- Yukon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yukon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yukon Cemetery
- Errett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Errett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Errett Cemetery
- Old Mars Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mars Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mars Hill Cemetery
- Wineland Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wineland Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wineland Grove Cemetery
- Milliron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milliron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milliron Cemetery
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Quaker Cemetery
- Markle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Markle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markle Cemetery
- Youngwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Youngwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youngwood Cemetery
- Temple Emanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Emanuel Cemetery
- Harrolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrolds Cemetery
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- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irwin Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- Stone Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- The Stone Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hilltop Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964134 <4>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Madison had a population of 201 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Madison had a population of 363 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
- Waltz Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltz Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltz Mill
- Waltz Mill is located in Westmoreland County
- New Stanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stanton
- New Stanton is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Stanton <2>
- Dick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Mendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Hunker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunker
- Hunker is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunker <2>
- Foxtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Adamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Adamsburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Rillton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rillton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rillton
- Rillton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rillton <2>
- West Newton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- West Newton is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Newton <2>
- Irwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <2>
- Youngwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngwood
- Youngwood is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngwood <2>
- Guffey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (18 more) ...
- Yohoghany
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Shaner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Blackburn ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yohoghany
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Madison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Madison.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Madison. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Madison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Madison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2478, Longitude: -79.6745 In this case, the coordinates for Madison have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Madison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |