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 Piney Fork (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 Piney Fork. 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 Piney Fork ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Piney Fork: Piney Frk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Piney Fork. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Piney Fork.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Piney Fork 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 Piney Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piney Fork:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Piney Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Fork, with the one closest to Piney Fork listed first.
- Library
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cochrans Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brightwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Whitehall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willock is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willock
- Clairton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Baldwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
- Brentwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Castle Shannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Armstrong County
- Apollo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Fork, with the one closest to Piney Fork listed first.
- Gringo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- 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
- Ambridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Aliquippa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(26 miles [41.8 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
- 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
- Baden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Wallace City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Conway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Fork, with the one closest to Piney Fork listed first.
- Valencia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Fernway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Fox Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Mars
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ogle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Glade Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Myoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Fork, with the one closest to Piney Fork listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Fairhope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Newell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Brownstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Banning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Chamouni
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Kenneth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Redstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Whitsett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Fork, with the one closest to Piney Fork listed first.
- Chartiers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Clarksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rices Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- West Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Lippincott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Stringtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Swarts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- Carmichaels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Khedive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Fork, with the one closest to Piney Fork listed first.
- Finleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Ellsworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- McMurray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Baidland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- New Eagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monongahela
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Gilkeson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilkeson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
- Black Diamond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Dunningsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunningsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunningsville
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Fork, with the one closest to Piney Fork listed first.
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Shaner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Sutersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Monessen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Gibsonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Belle Vernon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belle Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Rillton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Herminie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Larimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Trafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Fork, with the one closest to Piney Fork listed first.
- Bethany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hooverson Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Ohio County (WV)
- Potomac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piney Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Piney Fork.
Cemeteries Near Piney Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piney Fork.
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 Piney Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piney Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piney Fork, with the one closest to Piney Fork listed first.
- Finleyville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Vladimer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Casimer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Sava Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lobbs Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Clares Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Munntown 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 Piney Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piney Fork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piney Fork, with the one closest to Piney Fork listed first.
- Library
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Snowden
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Snowden is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Cochrans Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Gill Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gill Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Hall
- Finleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Broughton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Broughton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Curry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Curry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Venetia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brightwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- McMurray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bower Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bower Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Hill
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Huston Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huston Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston Run
- Elkhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Wallace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piney Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piney Fork.
Newspapers Published in Piney Fork ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piney Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piney Fork, 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 Piney Fork.
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 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 Piney Fork:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Brooke County
- Ohio 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 Piney Fork, 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- Piney Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |