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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 Manitto Haven (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 Manitto Haven. 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 Manitto Haven ...
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 Manitto Haven: Manitto Hvn. (or less commonly used: Manitto Havn.)
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.
Manitto Haven 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 Manitto Haven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manitto Haven:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Manitto Haven)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitto Haven, with the one closest to Manitto Haven listed first.
- New Alexandria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nihil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nihil is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nihil
- Congruity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Congruity is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congruity
- Crabtree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Slickville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slickville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickville
- Luxor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Luxor is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxor
- Avonmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Latrobe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Derry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitto Haven, with the one closest to Manitto Haven listed first.
- New Texas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Leechburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- Monroeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pitcairn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Unity
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Wall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- East McKeesport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Universal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Universal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Brackenridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Karns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitto Haven, with the one closest to Manitto Haven listed first.
- Edmon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Spring Church
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Orchard Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Apollo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Apollo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leechburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrans Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Elderton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Neale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
- Aladdin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitto Haven, with the one closest to Manitto Haven listed first.
- Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Ekastown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Leasureville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Dennys Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Saxonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitto Haven, with the one closest to Manitto Haven listed first.
- Wilmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brownstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lilly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Westmont
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Cambria City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cambria City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
- Elim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elim is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
- Johnstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Southmont
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Vintondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vintondale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Conemaugh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
- Daisytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Daisytown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Dale
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitto Haven, with the one closest to Manitto Haven listed first.
- Laurelville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Bear Rocks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Champion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Everson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- White
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Banning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Indian Head
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Fuller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Whitsett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Dawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
- Lynn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitto Haven, with the one closest to Manitto Haven listed first.
- White
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Bow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Clarksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saltsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Black Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Josephine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Palmertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Aultman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Coral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitto Haven, with the one closest to Manitto Haven listed first.
- Laurel Mountain Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jennerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
- Jerome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Roytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
- Thomas Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Bakersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Jenners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
- Sipesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sipesville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
- Tire Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Davidsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitto Haven, with the one closest to Manitto Haven listed first.
- Donora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Ellsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Monongahela
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manitto Haven, see our County-by-County Page for Manitto Haven.
Cemeteries Near Manitto Haven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manitto Haven.
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 Manitto Haven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manitto Haven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manitto Haven, with the one closest to Manitto Haven listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Craig Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calvary Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Steels Monument Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conemaugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Unity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- The Unity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46551 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Valley Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- East View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Sacrament Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Manitto Haven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Manitto Haven.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Manitto Haven, with the one closest to Manitto Haven listed first.
- New Alexandria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnelton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- White
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Nihil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nihil is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nihil
- Congruity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Congruity is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congruity
- Crabtree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Livermore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Avonmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Georges Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Station
- Latrobe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loyalhanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalhanna is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalhanna
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- New Derry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Snyder is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manitto Haven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manitto Haven.
Newspapers Published in Manitto Haven ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manitto Haven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manitto Haven, 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 Manitto Haven.
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 Manitto Haven:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler 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 Manitto Haven, 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 from Point A (ie- Manitto Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |