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 Montour Junction (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 Montour Junction. 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 Montour Junction ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Montour Junction: Montour Jct. (or less commonly used: Montour Jctn.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Montour Junction 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 Montour Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montour Junction:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Montour Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montour Junction, with the one closest to Montour Junction listed first.
- Glenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Dixmont
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Coraopolis
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Haysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Emsworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Borough of Glen Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Glen Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Osborne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Avalon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Ben Avon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
- Sewickley Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Sewickley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moon Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montour Junction, with the one closest to Montour Junction listed first.
- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Leechburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Apollo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montour Junction, with the one closest to Montour Junction listed first.
- South Heights
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Ambridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Aliquippa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- New Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Economy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Baden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Freedom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montour Junction, with the one closest to Montour Junction listed first.
- Fernway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Fox Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Seven Fields
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Mars
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valencia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Callery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Myoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Evans City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Watters
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Glade Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Zelienople
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montour Junction, with the one closest to Montour Junction listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montour Junction, with the one closest to Montour Junction listed first.
- Ellport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Wampum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Energy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Enon Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montour Junction, with the one closest to Montour Junction listed first.
- MacDonald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Candor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Cokeburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- McMurray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burgettstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canonsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Strabane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Finleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montour Junction, with the one closest to Montour Junction listed first.
- Arnold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Trafford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lower Burrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Murrysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Larimer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Shaner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- North Irwin
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Sutersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Irwin
(26 miles [41.8 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>
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montour Junction, with the one closest to Montour Junction listed first.
- East End
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Walkers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Glenmoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Wellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montour Junction, with the one closest to Montour Junction listed first.
- Toronto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Empire
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Stratton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mingo Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alikanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Steubenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Deandale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Island Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Knoxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Georges Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Gould
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- New Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montour Junction, with the one closest to Montour Junction listed first.
- Follansbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Dutch Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montour Junction, with the one closest to Montour Junction listed first.
- Fairhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Lawrenceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weirton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Newell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montour Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Montour Junction.
Cemeteries Near Montour Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montour Junction.
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 Montour Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montour Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montour Junction, with the one closest to Montour Junction listed first.
- Felician Sisters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Glenfield.
- The St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2363690 <2>
- Coraopolis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. James Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Sewickley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46037 <2>
- Piskover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Greek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Souls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (444 more) ...
- Petrie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Montour Junction had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Montour Junction, with the one closest to Montour Junction listed first.
- Groveton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Groveton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Glenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Dixmont
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Haysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Coraopolis
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Emsworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Osborne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Moon Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Avalon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Sewickley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoops Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
- Beechcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beechcliff is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechcliff
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Chartiers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chartiers is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- McKees Rocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montour Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montour Junction.
Newspapers Published in Montour Junction ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montour Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montour Junction, 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 Montour Junction.
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 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 Montour Junction:
- 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
- Brooke 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Montour Junction) 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 Montour Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |