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 McKnight (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 McKnight. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
McKnight 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 McKnight. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McKnight:
- Allegheny County (The home county of McKnight)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight, with the one closest to McKnight listed first.
- Ingomar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Allison Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ben Avon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Avon Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Ben Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
- Elfinwild
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
- Franklin Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Bellevue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avalon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Dixmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Emsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sewickley Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight, with the one closest to McKnight listed first.
- Freeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Leechburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Apollo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McVille
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Slate Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- North Apollo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Shadyside Village
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Neale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Edmon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Rosston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosston is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight, with the one closest to McKnight listed first.
- Economy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Ambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Heights
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Baden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Knob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Aliquippa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Gringo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Freedom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight, with the one closest to McKnight listed first.
- Valencia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mars
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Fox Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fernway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Callery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Myoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Glade Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Evans City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Watters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Brownsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Fayette County
- Belle Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight, with the one closest to McKnight listed first.
- Ellport
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Energy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- New Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Grant City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Enon Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight, with the one closest to McKnight listed first.
- MacDonald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Candor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McMurray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Finleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Cokeburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Canonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Burgettstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight, with the one closest to McKnight listed first.
- Arnold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Trafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Murrysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Bagdad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Larimer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Weinel Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- West Leechburg
(22 miles [35.4 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
- North Irwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight, with the one closest to McKnight listed first.
- East End
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- La Croft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Walkers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight, with the one closest to McKnight listed first.
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Toronto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKnight, with the one closest to McKnight listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Newell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- New Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Weirton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McKnight, see our County-by-County Page for McKnight.
Cemeteries Near McKnight ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKnight.
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 McKnight - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McKnight covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McKnight, with the one closest to McKnight listed first.
- Nazereth Convent Sisters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Allegheny County Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sisters of Divine Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tree of Life Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Duncan Heights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Heights Cemetery
- The Duncan Heights Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ingomar United Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Assisi Convent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- United Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- The United Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosemont United Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46549 <2>
- Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Pittsburgh.
- The Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery
- Christ Our Redeemer Cemetery
- North Side Cemetery
- Northside Catholic Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
- St. Philomena Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45627 <2>
- Continue List (429 more) ...
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Royal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Royal Cemetery
- The Mt. Royal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Royal Memorial Park
- Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45539 <2>
- Rosedale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 McKnight in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McKnight.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McKnight, with the one closest to McKnight listed first.
- Perrysville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Keown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Keown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keown
- West View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ingomar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenshaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dixmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Emsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Bellevue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elfinwild
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Wexford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woods Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Etna
(5 miles [8 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 McKnight. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKnight.
Newspapers Published in McKnight ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKnight.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKnight, 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 McKnight.
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 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 McKnight:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Hancock 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' (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- McKnight) 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 McKnight, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |