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 Moon (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 Moon. 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 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.
Moon 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 Moon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moon:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Moon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moon, with the one closest to Moon listed first.
- Coraopolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Sewickley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Leetsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edgeworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Osborne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Sewickley Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Glenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Dixmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Bell Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Murdocksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Emsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moon, with the one closest to Moon listed first.
- South Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Gringo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Ambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crestmont Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- New Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Aliquippa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Economy
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Harshaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Conway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wallace City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Frankfort Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moon, with the one closest to Moon listed first.
- Fernway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Fox Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Seven Fields
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Mars
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valencia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Callery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Zelienople
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Evans City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moon, with the one closest to Moon listed first.
- Ellport
(24 miles [38.6 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
- New Beaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Enon Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Energy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moon, with the one closest to Moon listed first.
- Candor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- MacDonald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burgettstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- 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
- Cross Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Hanlin Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Woodrow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Thompsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Paris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Canonsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moon, with the one closest to Moon listed first.
- Arnold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Trafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lower Burrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Murrysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Larimer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Shaner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Sutersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Irwin
(30 miles [48.3 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>
- Monessen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moon, with the one closest to Moon listed first.
- East End
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calcutta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Walkers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Glenmoor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Wellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- State Line ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- New Salisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- East Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moon, with the one closest to Moon listed first.
- Toronto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Empire
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Steubenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alikanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Mingo Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Knoxville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Deandale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Georges Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- New Somerset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Cream City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moon, with the one closest to Moon listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Follansbee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Dutch Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moon, with the one closest to Moon listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fairhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Zalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- New Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Weirton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moon, with the one closest to Moon listed first.
- Potomac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- West Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moon, see our County-by-County Page for Moon.
Cemeteries Near Moon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moon.
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 Moon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moon, with the one closest to Moon listed first.
- Sharon Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #691361 <2>
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coraopolis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shousetown Glenwillard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Bethlehem United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elijah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Veazey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Felician Sisters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sewickley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopewell - Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Economy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Moon had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moon, with the one closest to Moon listed first.
- Carnot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carnot is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnot
- Stoops Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coraopolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sewickley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Virsoix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Virsoix is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virsoix
- Imperial
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beechcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beechcliff is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechcliff
- Haysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Osborne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Edgeworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Shields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shields is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leetsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Groveton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Groveton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Montour Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montour Junction is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moon.
Newspapers Published in Moon ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moon, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moon.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Moon:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Brooke County
- Hancock County
- Ohio 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moon) 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 Moon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |