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 Milligantown (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 Milligantown. 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 and hospitals 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.
Milligantown 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 Milligantown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Milligantown:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Milligantown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligantown, with the one closest to Milligantown listed first.
- Lower Burrell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weinel Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- North Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Arnold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Kensington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parnassus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Oklahoma
(5 miles [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
- East Vandergrift
(5 miles [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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bagdad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Hyde Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Leechburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 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 Milligantown, with the one closest to Milligantown listed first.
- Brackenridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Natrona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Karns
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Sligo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Tarentum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leechburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- New Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cheswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Rural Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligantown, with the one closest to Milligantown listed first.
- Apollo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leechburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Apollo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills
(7 miles [11.3 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Aladdin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Spring Church
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Neale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- McVille
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Cochrans Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Rosston
(14 miles [22.5 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 Milligantown, with the one closest to Milligantown listed first.
- Economy
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Ambridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Knob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Wallace City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Baden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Heights
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Aliquippa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Conway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligantown, with the one closest to Milligantown 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
(13 miles [20.9 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
(17 miles [27.4 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 north)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Valencia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Herman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mars
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- 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 Milligantown, with the one closest to Milligantown listed first.
- East Brady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Phillipston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligantown, with the one closest to Milligantown listed first.
- Banning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- 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 Milligantown, with the one closest to Milligantown listed first.
- White
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Clarksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saltsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- West Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Jacksonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Parkwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Shelocta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Aultman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Blairsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Smathers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Black Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Shado-Wood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shado-Wood Village is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shado-Wood Village
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligantown, with the one closest to Milligantown listed first.
- Ellsworth
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Black Diamond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Finleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Donora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McMurray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monongahela
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Eagle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Baidland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Thompsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- North Charleroi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Milligantown, see our County-by-County Page for Milligantown.
Cemeteries Near Milligantown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milligantown.
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 Milligantown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Milligantown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Milligantown, with the one closest to Milligantown listed first.
- Bethesda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dugan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Gertrude Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vandergrift Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (387 more) ...
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- The Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tarentum Burying Ground
- Tarentum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45831 <2>
- St. Clemens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 in 1895, Milligantown had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Milligantown, with the one closest to Milligantown listed first.
- Markle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Markle is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
- Drennen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Drennen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drennen
- Sardis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- North Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Braeburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Braeburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeburn
- Natrona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Brackenridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Kensington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parnassus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Metcalf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Metcalf is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Karns
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Paulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paulton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Milligantown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milligantown.
Newspapers Published in Milligantown ...
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 Milligantown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Milligantown, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Milligantown.
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 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 Milligantown:
- 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 Milligantown, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Milligantown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |