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 North Buffalo (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 North Buffalo. 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 North Buffalo ...
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 North Buffalo: N. Buffalo
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Buffalo. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Buffalo.
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.
North Buffalo is located in Armstrong 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 Armstrong County: Allegheny, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near North Buffalo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Buffalo:
- Armstrong County (The home county of North Buffalo)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buffalo, with the one closest to North Buffalo listed first.
- West Ford City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
- Rosston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosston is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Ford City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ford Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ford Cliff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
- McVille
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Dog Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dog Town is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Lenape Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lenape Heights is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape Heights
- Manorville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manorville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Slate Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Walkchalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Applewold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Applewold is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- West Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
- Neale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buffalo, with the one closest to North Buffalo listed first.
- Sligo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Natrona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Brackenridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tarentum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Culmerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Curtisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Russellton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cheswick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Springdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Indianola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buffalo, with the one closest to North Buffalo listed first.
- Leasureville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Dennys Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Fenelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ekastown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Great Belt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Saxonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Herman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Frazier Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Chicora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Butler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kepples Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buffalo, with the one closest to North Buffalo listed first.
- Phillipston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- East Brady
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Catfish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Lawsonham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Bela
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Rimersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairmont City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- New Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Toby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Piolett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- West Freedom
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Hawthorn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buffalo, with the one closest to North Buffalo listed first.
- Shelocta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Parkwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Saltsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Willet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Clarksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Creekside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Aultman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- White
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Chambersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Davis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Jacksonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buffalo, with the one closest to North Buffalo listed first.
- Langville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Timblin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Worthville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Valier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Venango County
- Eakin Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buffalo, with the one closest to North Buffalo listed first.
- Bagdad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- West Leechburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Hyde Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- East Vandergrift
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Lower Burrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Arnold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Kensington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parnassus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Avonmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Buffalo, see our County-by-County Page for North Buffalo.
Cemeteries Near North Buffalo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Buffalo.
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 North Buffalo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Buffalo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Buffalo, with the one closest to North Buffalo listed first.
- Cowan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ukrainian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ford City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Murphys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kittanning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Wick City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #478503 <2>
- Lawnhaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Cumberland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Leechburg.
- The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forks - Zion Lutheran Evangelical Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #629382 <2>
- Shotts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 North Buffalo had a population of 73 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Buffalo, with the one closest to North Buffalo listed first.
- McHaddon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McHaddon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaddon
- Rosston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosston is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- McVille
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Ford City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Manorville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manorville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Slate Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Neale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Walkchalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Boggsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boggsville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
- Worthington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kittanning
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ewing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Aladdin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Leasureville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Buffalo. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Buffalo.
Newspapers Published in North Buffalo ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Buffalo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Buffalo, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Buffalo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 North Buffalo:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Armstrong County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Venango 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> | 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- North Buffalo) 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 North Buffalo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |