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 Moniteau (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 Moniteau. 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 hospitals and 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.
Moniteau is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Moniteau. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moniteau:
- Butler County (The home county of Moniteau)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moniteau, with the one closest to Moniteau listed first.
- Ferris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- West Sunbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bovard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Murrinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Hooker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
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- Hallston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
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- Forestville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Eau Claire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greece City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Bruin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Cherry Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moniteau, with the one closest to Moniteau listed first.
- Culmerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
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- Curtisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Bradford Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Gibsonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sligo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moniteau, with the one closest to Moniteau listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Parker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kaylor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Bradys Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
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- Queenstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Wattersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Laird Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Cowansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Worthington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tidal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Frenchs Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moniteau, with the one closest to Moniteau listed first.
- Goehring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Lillyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Barrisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Koppel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Homewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Big Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Eastvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastvale is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Knob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moniteau, with the one closest to Moniteau listed first.
- Foxburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Saint Petersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bela
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Catfish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- East Brady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
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- Phillipston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
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- Lamartine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
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- Turkey City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Callensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Toby
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
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- Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moniteau, with the one closest to Moniteau listed first.
- Grant City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Harlansburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Rose Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- McCaslin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Volant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Altman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Energy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- New Wilmington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ellport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- New Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South New Castle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- West New Castle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Mahoningtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moniteau, with the one closest to Moniteau listed first.
- Swamproot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Courtneys Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- North Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Perrys Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Kilgore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Perrine Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Leesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Jackson Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moniteau, with the one closest to Moniteau listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Clintonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Barkeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Pearl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Saint George
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Emlenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Coal City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Nickleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Polk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Cranberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moniteau, see our County-by-County Page for Moniteau.
Cemeteries Near Moniteau ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moniteau.
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 Moniteau - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moniteau covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moniteau, with the one closest to Moniteau listed first.
- West Sunbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Annandale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eau Claire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snyder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitmire Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harmony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McCandless Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beloved Disciple Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Moniteau had a population of 94 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moniteau, with the one closest to Moniteau listed first.
- Annandale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Annandale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
- West Sunbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hilliards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bovard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Coaltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coaltown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaltown
- Argentine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Argentine is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Branchton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Hallston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Euclid
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Euclid is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Hooker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Murrinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wick is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Keisters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Keisters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keisters
- Elora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elora is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elora
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moniteau. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moniteau.
Newspapers Published in Moniteau ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moniteau.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moniteau, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moniteau.
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 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 Moniteau:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango 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 Moniteau, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moniteau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |