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 Markle (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 Markle. 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 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.
Markle 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 Markle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Markle:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Markle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Markle, with the one closest to Markle listed first.
- Oklahoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Weinel Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- East Vandergrift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Lower Burrell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Leechburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Hyde Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bagdad
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Arnold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Kensington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parnassus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Markle, with the one closest to Markle listed first.
- Brackenridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Karns
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Natrona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Sligo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Tarentum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leechburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- New Texas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Springdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Unity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Cheswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Rural Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Markle, with the one closest to Markle listed first.
- Apollo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leechburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Apollo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edmon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Spring Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aladdin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- McVille
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Neale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Cochrans Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Olivet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Markle, with the one closest to Markle listed first.
- Economy
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Knob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Wallace City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Ambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Baden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Markle, with the one closest to Markle listed first.
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Ekastown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Leasureville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Dennys Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Saxonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frazier Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Glade Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Great Belt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Herman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Valencia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Fenelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Markle, with the one closest to Markle listed first.
- Phillipston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- East Brady
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Catfish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Lawsonham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Fayette County
- Laurelville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Markle, with the one closest to Markle listed first.
- White
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Clarksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saltsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Bow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Parkwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Jacksonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Shelocta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aultman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Smathers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Blairsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shado-Wood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shado-Wood Village is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shado-Wood Village
- Black Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Markle, with the one closest to Markle listed first.
- Ellsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Gastonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Donora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Finleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monongahela
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Eagle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- McMurray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Markle, see our County-by-County Page for Markle.
Cemeteries Near Markle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Markle.
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 Markle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Markle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Markle, with the one closest to Markle listed first.
- Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Gertrude Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vandergrift Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keppel Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leechburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (377 more) ...
- Dugan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Markle had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Markle, with the one closest to Markle listed first.
- Milligantown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Milligantown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligantown
- North Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Paulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Paulton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulton
- Vandergrift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drennen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drennen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drennen
- Apollo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leechburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalf is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Braeburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Braeburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeburn
- Bagdad
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Sligo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Natrona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Brackenridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Markle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Markle.
Newspapers Published in Markle ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Markle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Markle, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Markle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Markle:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Fayette County
- Indiana 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 Markle, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Markle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |