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 McClure (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 McClure. 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 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 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.
McClure is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Garrett (MD), Greene, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, Monongalia (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near McClure. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McClure:
- Fayette County (The home county of McClure)
- The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Everson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Bear Rocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Laurelville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- White
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Connellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Connellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dickerson Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
- Vanderbilt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sitka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sitka is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Leisenring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leisenring is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisenring
- Rogerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Sunny Side
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Versailles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Clairton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Elizabeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Mendelssohn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Riverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Armstrong County
- Edmon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Stringtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Nemacolin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Rices Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carmichaels
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ceylon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Greensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Khedive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Bow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- White
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Blairsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Clarksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Bakersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Draketown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- New Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Laurel Mountain Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lavansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lavansville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
- Roytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
- Confluence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Centerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Casselman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Husband
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Husband is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband
- Markleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Allenport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Donora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- California
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dunlevy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Roscoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roscoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Speers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Stockdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Twilight
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Blainsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- Charleroi
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coal Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Iron Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- West Overton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Scottdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hawkeye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Joy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Alverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Kecksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Hunker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Calumet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- United
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- United is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McClure, see our County-by-County Page for McClure.
Cemeteries Near McClure ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McClure.
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 McClure - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McClure covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Green Lick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scottdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Trinity Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Connellsville.
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993674 <2>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Emery's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Emery's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Emery's Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Connellsville.
- The St. Emery's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Emery Cemetery
- St. Emery New Cemetery
- St. Emerys Cemetery
- St. Emory Cemetery
- St. Emory New Cemetery
- St. Emorys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46020 <2>
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- St. Ritas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ritas Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ritas Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Connellsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46251 <2>
- Hill Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery (New)
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 McClure in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McClure.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McClure, with the one closest to McClure listed first.
- Iron Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Everson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- West Overton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Scottdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pennsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pennsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Hawkeye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Owensdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owensdale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensdale
- Moyer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moyer is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyer
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morewood is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morewood
- Broad Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Ford is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Ford
- Laurelville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Adelaide
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adelaide is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaide
- Crossland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crossland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossland
- Tarrs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McClure. See our List of 1890's Communities around McClure.
Newspapers Published in McClure ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around McClure.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McClure, 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 McClure.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 McClure:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Greene County
- Indiana County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Preston 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McClure) 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 McClure, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |