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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 Pleasant Unity (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 Pleasant Unity. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Pleasant Unity 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 Pleasant Unity. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Unity:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Pleasant Unity)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Unity, with the one closest to Pleasant Unity listed first.
- Lycippus
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lycippus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycippus
- Calumet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- United
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- United is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
- Manito
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manito is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
- Kecksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Beatty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beatty is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Lawson Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson Heights is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Heights
- Youngstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Greensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Luxor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Luxor is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxor
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Latrobe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Unity, with the one closest to Pleasant Unity listed first.
- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Pitcairn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Versailles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- White Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East McKeesport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Versailles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmerding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Riverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Riverton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Unity, with the one closest to Pleasant Unity listed first.
- Edmon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Apollo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Olivet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Orchard Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- North Apollo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Church
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leechburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Unity, with the one closest to Pleasant Unity listed first.
- Brownstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elim is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
- Lilly
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Westmont
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Cambria City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cambria City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
- Ferndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Johnstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Conemaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
- Daisytown
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Unity, with the one closest to Pleasant Unity listed first.
- Laurelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Bear Rocks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- White
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Champion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Everson
(12 miles [19.3 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Connellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Dawson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
- Fuller
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Unity, with the one closest to Pleasant Unity listed first.
- Bow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- White
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Blairsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Clarksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Black Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Palmertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Josephine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Saltsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coral
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Graceton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Aultman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Unity, with the one closest to Pleasant Unity listed first.
- Laurel Mountain Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bakersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Roytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
- Jennerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lavansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lavansville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
- Sipesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sipesville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
- Jenners Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
- Jenners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jenners is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
- Husband
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Husband is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband
- New Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Jerome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Gideon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gideon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- New Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Centerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Unity, with the one closest to Pleasant Unity listed first.
- Donora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Allenport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Speers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Black Diamond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Charleroi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dunlevy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Riverview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Twilight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Elco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Long Branch
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Monongahela
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Charleroi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Unity, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Unity.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Unity ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Unity.
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 Pleasant Unity - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Unity covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Unity, with the one closest to Pleasant Unity listed first.
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Xavier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shirey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Sacrament Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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. Clair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Feightner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stone Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (356 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pleasant Unity had a population of 561 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Unity, with the one closest to Pleasant Unity listed first.
- Trauger
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trauger is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trauger
- Lycippus
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lycippus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycippus
- United
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- United is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
- Calumet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mammoth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mammoth is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Whitney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Mutual
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mutual is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Denison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Denison is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
- Kecksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Hostetter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hostetter is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostetter
- Manito
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manito is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
- Southwest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southwest is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
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- Beatty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beatty is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Carney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carney is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Weavers Old Stand
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Unity. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Unity.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Unity ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Unity.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Unity, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Unity.
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 Pleasant Unity:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong 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 Pleasant Unity, 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- Pleasant Unity) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |