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 Rattigan (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 Rattigan. 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.
Rattigan 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 Rattigan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rattigan:
- Butler County (The home county of Rattigan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattigan, with the one closest to Rattigan listed first.
- Fenelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chicora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
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- Kepples Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
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- Millerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
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- North Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Karns City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greece City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Herman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Butler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Dennys Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattigan, with the one closest to Rattigan listed first.
- Sligo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Culmerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
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- Karns
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
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- Curtisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Natrona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Brackenridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tarentum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Russellton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rural Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gibsonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Indianola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattigan, with the one closest to Rattigan listed first.
- Laird Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
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- Kaylor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Worthington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shadyside Village
(6 miles [9.7 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
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- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
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- Queenstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Walkchalk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Rimer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Wattersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Slate Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattigan, with the one closest to Rattigan listed first.
- Goehring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
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- Knob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Barrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Lillyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Wallace City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Frisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Economy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Ellwood City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattigan, with the one closest to Rattigan listed first.
- East Brady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Catfish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Bela
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Lawsonham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- West Freedom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Rimersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Toby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Foxburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Callensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Alum Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Leatherwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattigan, with the one closest to Rattigan listed first.
- Beyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Shelocta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Smicksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Parkwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Willet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Plumville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Saltsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Clarksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattigan, with the one closest to Rattigan listed first.
- Langville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Worthville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Summerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattigan, with the one closest to Rattigan listed first.
- Grant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rose Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Harlansburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Ellport
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- McCaslin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Altman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattigan, with the one closest to Rattigan listed first.
- Courtneys Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
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- North Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Swamproot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrys Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Kilgore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattigan, with the one closest to Rattigan listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Clintonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emlenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- 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
- Barkeyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Nickleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Coal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Pearl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Cranberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Henderson Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattigan, with the one closest to Rattigan listed first.
- Bagdad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- West Leechburg
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- East Vandergrift
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arnold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lower Burrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Kensington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Parnassus
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- North Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rattigan, see our County-by-County Page for Rattigan.
Cemeteries Near Rattigan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rattigan.
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 Rattigan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rattigan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rattigan, with the one closest to Rattigan listed first.
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Worthington Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gruenwalt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawnhaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Eusebius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitmire Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- St. Michael Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 in 1895, Rattigan had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rattigan, with the one closest to Rattigan listed first.
- Fenelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coyleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coyleville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyleville
- Fosters Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fosters Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Mills
- Chicora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Carbon Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Craigsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Craigsville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
- Millerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Adams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- North Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Worthington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cowansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Karns City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Herman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rattigan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rattigan.
Newspapers Published in Rattigan ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rattigan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rattigan, 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 Rattigan.
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 Rattigan:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson 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 Rattigan, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rattigan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |