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 Mount Chestnut (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 Mount Chestnut. 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 Mount Chestnut ...
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 Mount Chestnut: Mt. Chestnut
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 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.
Mount Chestnut 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 Mount Chestnut. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Chestnut:
- Butler County (The home county of Mount Chestnut)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Chestnut, with the one closest to Mount Chestnut listed first.
- Greenwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Meridian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meridian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Connoquenessing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- McCalmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCalmont is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalmont
- Meadowood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood
- Oak Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Ribold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
- Brownsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Chestnut, with the one closest to Mount Chestnut listed first.
- Gibsonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Culmerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Bradford Woods
(18 miles [29 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
- Curtisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Wexford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Russellton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wildwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Duff City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Franklin Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Ingomar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Allison Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Indianola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Chestnut, with the one closest to Mount Chestnut listed first.
- Kaylor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Shadyside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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
- Fredericksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Laird Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Worthington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bradys Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Queenstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Slate Lick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Cowansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Freeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Chestnut, with the one closest to Mount Chestnut listed first.
- Goehring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Lillyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Barrisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Ellwood City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Frisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Knob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Wallace City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Homewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Koppel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Chestnut, with the one closest to Mount Chestnut listed first.
- East Brady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Phillipston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Catfish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Bela
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Foxburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Saint Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Alum Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Toby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Callensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Rimersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Chestnut, with the one closest to Mount Chestnut listed first.
- Grant City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rose Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Harlansburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Ellport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Energy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- McCaslin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Altman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Wampum
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South New Castle
(19 miles [30.6 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
- East Moravia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- New Beaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- New Castle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Chestnut, with the one closest to Mount Chestnut listed first.
- North Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Swamproot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Leesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Perrys Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Millburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Kilgore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Jackson Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Carbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Chestnut, with the one closest to Mount Chestnut listed first.
- Barkeyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Eakin Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Clintonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bullion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Pearl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Saint George
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Emlenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Coal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Chestnut, with the one closest to Mount Chestnut listed first.
- Bagdad
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Arnold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Kensington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Burrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- West Leechburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Weinel Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Hyde Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Vandergrift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Chestnut, with the one closest to Mount Chestnut listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Unity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Chestnut, with the one closest to Mount Chestnut listed first.
- Lowellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Chestnut, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Chestnut.
Cemeteries Near Mount Chestnut ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Chestnut.
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 Mount Chestnut - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Chestnut covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Chestnut, with the one closest to Mount Chestnut listed first.
- Mt. Chestnut Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zions Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Nebb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCandless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45919 <2>
- Butler Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
- The North Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44515 <2>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter's Parish Family RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46247 <2>
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Chestnut had a population of 71 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Chestnut, with the one closest to Mount Chestnut listed first.
- Whitestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Connoquenessing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Renfrew
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCalmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCalmont is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalmont
- Ribold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
- Middle Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Middle Lancaster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Lancaster
- Zeno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zeno is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeno
- Brownsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Euclid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Euclid is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Elora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elora is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elora
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Eidenau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eidenau is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidenau
- Brinker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brinker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinker
- West Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Chestnut. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Chestnut.
Newspapers Published in Mount Chestnut ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Chestnut.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Chestnut, 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 Mount Chestnut.
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 Mount Chestnut:
- 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
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Mahoning 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 Mount Chestnut, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Chestnut) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |