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 Mellingertown (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 Mellingertown. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mellingertown 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 Mellingertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mellingertown:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Mellingertown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mellingertown, with the one closest to Mellingertown listed first.
- Mount Joy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Iron Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- West Overton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Alverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Calumet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kecksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Hawkeye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Scottdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- United
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- United is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
- Hunker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mellingertown, with the one closest to Mellingertown 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
- Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- 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
- White Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clairton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 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
- West Elizabeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East McKeesport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McKeesport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mellingertown, with the one closest to Mellingertown listed first.
- Edmon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Apollo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Olivet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Orchard Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mellingertown, with the one closest to Mellingertown listed first.
- Laurelville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Bear Rocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Everson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- White
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Champion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Connellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Dickerson Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
- Vanderbilt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rogerstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
- Sitka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sitka is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mellingertown, with the one closest to Mellingertown listed first.
- Stringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Nemacolin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Rices Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carmichaels
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Chartiers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Clarksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mellingertown, with the one closest to Mellingertown listed first.
- Bow
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- White
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Blairsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Black Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Palmertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Josephine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Saltsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mellingertown, with the one closest to Mellingertown listed first.
- Bakersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Laurel Mountain Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
- 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
- Draketown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Lavansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lavansville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
- Sipesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sipesville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
- 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
- Husband
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Husband is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband
- Jennerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Confluence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Casselman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mellingertown, with the one closest to Mellingertown listed first.
- Donora
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Allenport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dunlevy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roscoe
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Twilight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Black Diamond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- California
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Charleroi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Coal Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Long Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mellingertown, see our County-by-County Page for Mellingertown.
Cemeteries Near Mellingertown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mellingertown.
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 Mellingertown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mellingertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mellingertown, with the one closest to Mellingertown listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Lick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Polish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scottdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Feightner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Porch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Youngwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Mellingertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mellingertown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mellingertown, with the one closest to Mellingertown listed first.
- Laurelville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Iron Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Morewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morewood is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morewood
- West Overton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Southwest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Southwest is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Hawkeye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Scottdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acme
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kecksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Mammoth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mammoth is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Calumet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tarrs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Everson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Pennsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mellingertown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mellingertown.
Newspapers Published in Mellingertown ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mellingertown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mellingertown, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mellingertown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mellingertown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Fayette County
- Greene 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 Mellingertown, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mellingertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |