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 Magill 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 Magill 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 Magill 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Magill Heights: Magill Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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.
Magill 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 Magill Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Magill Heights:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Magill Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Magill Heights, with the one closest to Magill Heights listed first.
- Curtisville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Russellton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Culmerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Rural Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indianola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tarentum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Gibsonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brackenridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fox Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cheswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allison Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magill Heights, with the one closest to Magill Heights listed first.
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Leechburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Apollo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McVille
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Slate Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Neale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- North Apollo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Shadyside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Rosston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rosston is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- West Ford City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
- Ford City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magill Heights, with the one closest to Magill Heights listed first.
- Economy
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Wallace City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Knob
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Ambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Aliquippa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Conway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Heights
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Crestmont Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- East Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Gringo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Barrisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magill Heights, with the one closest to Magill Heights listed first.
- Ekastown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Glade Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Valencia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frazier Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Saxonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Mars
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Leasureville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Brownsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Myoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Seven Fields
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Callery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magill Heights, with the one closest to Magill Heights listed first.
- East Brady
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Catfish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magill Heights, with the one closest to Magill Heights listed first.
- White
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Clarksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saltsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Bow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Parkwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Shelocta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magill Heights, with the one closest to Magill Heights listed first.
- Ellport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Rose Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Energy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Grant City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magill Heights, with the one closest to Magill Heights listed first.
- Ellsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Finleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- MacDonald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McMurray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- New Eagle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Candor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Black Diamond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Cokeburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magill Heights, with the one closest to Magill Heights listed first.
- Arnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Kensington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bagdad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Weinel Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- West Leechburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Hyde Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vandergrift
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Murrysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Magill Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Magill Heights.
Cemeteries Near Magill Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Magill 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 Magill Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Magill Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Magill Heights, with the one closest to Magill Heights listed first.
- St. Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Transfiguration Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bull Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek United Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Our Lady of Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millerstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Unity Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Unity Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Curtisville.
- The Pleasant Unity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Unity United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222486 <2>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Clemens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (402 more) ...
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Torath Chaim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Magill Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Magill Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Magill Heights, with the one closest to Magill Heights listed first.
- Rural Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Culmerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Dorseyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorseyville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorseyville
- Hites
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hites is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hites
- Creighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Talley Cavey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Talley Cavey is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cavey
- Arnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Camp is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
- Tarentum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gibsonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Harmarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harmarville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmarville
- Cheswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Magill Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Magill Heights.
Newspapers Published in Magill 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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Magill Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Magill Heights, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Magill Heights.
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 either 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 Magill Heights:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Indiana County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Magill Heights) 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 Magill Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |