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 Old Crabtree (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 Old Crabtree. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Old Crabtree is located in Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Indiana & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Old Crabtree. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Crabtree:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Old Crabtree)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Crabtree, with the one closest to Old Crabtree listed first.
- Crabtree
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Luxor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Luxor is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxor
- New Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beatty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beatty is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Latrobe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Congruity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Congruity is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congruity
- Lawson Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawson Heights is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Heights
- McChesneytown - Loyalhanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manito
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Manito is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
- Youngstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Derry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Crabtree, with the one closest to Old Crabtree listed first.
- Pitcairn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- New Texas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
- Buena Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- East McKeesport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Monroeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Versailles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wilmerding
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leechburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Crabtree, with the one closest to Old Crabtree listed first.
- Edmon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Olivet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- North Apollo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Orchard Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Spring Church
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Apollo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leechburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrans Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Elderton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Neale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
- Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aladdin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Crabtree, with the one closest to Old Crabtree listed first.
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Ekastown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Leasureville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Crabtree, with the one closest to Old Crabtree listed first.
- Westmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Westmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
- Wilmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brownstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cambria City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cambria City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
- Elim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elim is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
- Lilly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Southmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Conemaugh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
- Ferndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Johnstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Daisytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Daisytown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Lorain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lorain is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Crabtree, with the one closest to Old Crabtree listed first.
- Laurelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Bear Rocks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Champion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- White
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Everson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Indian Head
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Banning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Seven Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dawson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Whitsett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Connellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dickerson Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Crabtree, with the one closest to Old Crabtree listed first.
- Bow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- White
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Blairsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saltsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Black Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Jacksonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Palmertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Josephine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Aultman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Coral
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Crabtree, with the one closest to Old Crabtree listed first.
- Laurel Mountain Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jennerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
- Bakersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Jenners Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
- Jerome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Thomas Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Jenners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
- Sipesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sipesville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
- Davidsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Husband
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Husband is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband
- Lavansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lavansville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
- Benson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Crabtree, with the one closest to Old Crabtree listed first.
- Donora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Riverview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Monongahela
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Charleroi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Charleroi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Roscoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Twilight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Ellsworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- New Eagle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Allenport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlevy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Crabtree, see our County-by-County Page for Old Crabtree.
Cemeteries Near Old Crabtree ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Crabtree.
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 Old Crabtree - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Crabtree covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Crabtree, with the one closest to Old Crabtree listed first.
- Calvary Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Unity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- The Unity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46551 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Craig Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Steels Monument Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holy Sacrament Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shirey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Clair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Xavier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Old Crabtree in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Crabtree.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Crabtree, with the one closest to Old Crabtree listed first.
- Crabtree
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Georges Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Station
- Carney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carney is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Beatty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beatty is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Latrobe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Denison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Denison is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
- Loyalhanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalhanna is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalhanna
- Congruity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Congruity is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congruity
- Manito
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Manito is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
- Youngstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Osburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Osburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bradenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bradenville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenville
- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Crabtree. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Crabtree.
Newspapers Published in Old Crabtree ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Crabtree.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Crabtree, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Crabtree.
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 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 Old Crabtree:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Cambria County
- Fayette County
- Indiana County
- Somerset County
- Washington 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 Old Crabtree, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Crabtree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |