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 Monroe Heights (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 Monroe Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Monroe Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Monroe Heights: Monroe Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Monroe Heights 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 Monroe Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monroe Heights:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Monroe Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Heights, with the one closest to Monroe Heights listed first.
- Pitcairn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Wall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Monroeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East McKeesport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Versailles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmerding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Universal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Universal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Chalfant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chalfant is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Churchill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Churchill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
- East Pittsburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Braddock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Braddock is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Braddock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,635 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Heights, with the one closest to Monroe Heights listed first.
- Apollo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Leechburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Apollo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Freeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Aladdin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Spring Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- McVille
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Neale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Cochrans Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Slate Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Heights, with the one closest to Monroe Heights listed first.
- Ambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(27 miles [43.5 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
- South Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Aliquippa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Wallace City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Gringo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Conway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knob
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- New Sheffield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Heights, with the one closest to Monroe Heights listed first.
- Ekastown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Valencia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leasureville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Frazier Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Saxonburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Mars
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Dennys Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Myoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Callery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Heights, with the one closest to Monroe Heights listed first.
- Banning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Belle Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Brownstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fairhope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Whitsett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Fayette City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Fuller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Perryopolis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Redstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Laurelville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Heights, with the one closest to Monroe Heights listed first.
- White
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Bow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Clarksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saltsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Blairsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Aultman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Parkwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Black Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Smathers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Shelocta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Heights, with the one closest to Monroe Heights listed first.
- Ellsworth
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Donora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Finleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monongahela
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Eagle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Baidland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- McMurray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charleroi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Charleroi
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Sudan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sudan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Heights, with the one closest to Monroe Heights listed first.
- Trafford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Murrysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Larimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- North Irwin
(5 miles [8 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
- Export
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrison City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
- Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manor is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
- Shafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shafton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafton
- Claridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland City is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland City
- Adamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monroe Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Monroe Heights.
Cemeteries Near Monroe Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monroe Heights.
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 Monroe Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monroe Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monroe Heights, with the one closest to Monroe Heights listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Restland Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Sinai Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New St. Joseph Cemetery
- The New St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46108 <2>
- Churchill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Lincoln Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (424 more) ...
- Pennsylvania Lincoln Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Brush Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Laird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Monroe Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monroe Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monroe Heights, with the one closest to Monroe Heights listed first.
- Wall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Taylor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Murrysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Monroeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Turtle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilmerding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ardara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ardara is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardara
- New Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Bessemer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bessemer is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Port Perry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Port Perry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Perry
- Riverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Unity
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Stewartsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stewartsville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Duquesne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monroe Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monroe Heights.
Newspapers Published in Monroe Heights ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monroe Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monroe Heights, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monroe Heights.
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 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 Monroe Heights:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Indiana County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland 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 Monroe Heights, 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 from Point A (ie- Monroe Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |