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 Northvue (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 Northvue. 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 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.
Northvue 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 Northvue. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northvue:
- Butler County (The home county of Northvue)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northvue, with the one closest to Northvue listed first.
- Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Greenwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greece City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Meadowood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meadowood is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood
- Meridian
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meridian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- East Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Sunbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Hills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Whitestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hallston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Hooker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northvue, with the one closest to Northvue listed first.
- Culmerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Curtisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Gibsonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bradford Woods
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Russellton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wexford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wildwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sligo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Rural Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brackenridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Karns
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Natrona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Tarentum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northvue, with the one closest to Northvue listed first.
- Kaylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Fredericksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Laird Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Shadyside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Bradys Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Queenstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Worthington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Parker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cowansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Walkchalk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Wattersonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Aladdin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northvue, with the one closest to Northvue listed first.
- Goehring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Lillyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Barrisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Ellwood City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Frisco
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Knob
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Wallace City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Koppel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thompson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Eastvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eastvale is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Homewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northvue, with the one closest to Northvue listed first.
- East Brady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Catfish
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Phillipston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Bela
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Foxburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Saint Petersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Toby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Lawsonham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Rimersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Callensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Turkey City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northvue, with the one closest to Northvue listed first.
- Grant City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rose Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Harlansburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Ellport
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Altman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- McCaslin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Volant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South New Castle
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Wampum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Moravia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- New Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mahoningtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northvue, with the one closest to Northvue listed first.
- North Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Swamproot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrys Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Leesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Kilgore
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Millburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Perrine Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Jackson Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Coolspring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coolspring is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northvue, with the one closest to Northvue listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Barkeyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clintonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Bullion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Pearl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Saint George
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Emlenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Coal City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Nickleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Polk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northvue, with the one closest to Northvue listed first.
- Bagdad
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Arnold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Kensington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lower Burrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Parnassus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Hyde Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Northvue, see our County-by-County Page for Northvue.
Cemeteries Near Northvue ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northvue.
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 Northvue - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Northvue covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Northvue, with the one closest to Northvue listed first.
- Mt. Chestnut Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- McCandless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zions Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitmire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Northvue in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Northvue.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Northvue, with the one closest to Northvue listed first.
- Mount Chestnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Chestnut is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chestnut
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greece City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Elora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elora is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elora
- Euclid
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Euclid is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- West Sunbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McCalmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McCalmont is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalmont
- Hallston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Carbon Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- North Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hooker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Coaltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coaltown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaltown
- Connoquenessing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Northvue. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northvue.
Newspapers Published in Northvue ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northvue.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northvue, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northvue.
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 websites either 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 Northvue:
- 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
- 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 Northvue, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northvue) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |