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 New England (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 New England. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
New England 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 New England. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New England:
- Allegheny County (The home county of New England)
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Coal Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glassport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dravosburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Mifflin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willock is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willock
- Jefferson Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
- Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
- Jefferson
- Mendelssohn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
- Brentwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clairton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cochrans Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Apollo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leechburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Apollo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Aladdin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Spring Church
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Ambridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights
(23 miles [37 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
- Gringo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Crestmont Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Economy
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Aliquippa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Wallace City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Conway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Freedom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Valencia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mars
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Fox Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Glade Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Ekastown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Myoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Ogle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fernway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Callery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Frazier Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairhope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Brownstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Newell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Banning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Fuller
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Whitsett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Chamouni
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Kenneth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chartiers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Rices Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Lippincott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Stringtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- West Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Carmichaels
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Indiana County
- White
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Finleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- New Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baidland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Black Diamond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Monongahela
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riverview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- McMurray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Donora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sudan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sudan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Shaner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Trafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sutersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Rillton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Irwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- North Irwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Shafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shafton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafton
- Monessen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Herminie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New England, see our County-by-County Page for New England.
Cemeteries Near New England ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New England.
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 New England - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New England covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Richland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Calvary Slovak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Slovak Cemetery
- The Calvary Slovak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Slovak Cemetery
- Port Vue Polish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329388 <2>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacred Heart Church Cemetery
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Clares Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (440 more) ...
- Lobbs Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McKeesport & Versailles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, New England had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Coal Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Camden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Camden is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Mendelssohn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Wilson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dravosburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willock is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willock
- Surgeon Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Surgeon Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgeon Hall
- Option
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Option is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Option
- Broughton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Broughton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Gill Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gill Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Hall
- Cochrans Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- McKeesport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
- Hays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hays is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Whitehall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New England. See our List of 1890's Communities around New England.
Newspapers Published in New England ...
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 448 newspapers that have been published in the area around New England.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New England, 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 New England.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to New England:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Greene 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 New England, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New England) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |