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 Riverton (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 Riverton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Riverton 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 Riverton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverton:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Riverton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- North Versailles
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- White Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McKeesport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Pittsburgh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East McKeesport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmerding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duquesne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kennywood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kennywood Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennywood Park
- Kennywood Park has also been known as:
- Kennywood
- Versailles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Port Vue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Port Vue is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
- Dravosburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Apollo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Leechburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Apollo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Freeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aladdin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Spring Church
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Neale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Olivet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- McVille
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Cochrans Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- South Heights
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Gringo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Aliquippa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- New Sheffield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Wallace City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Knob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Conway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Valencia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ekastown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Glade Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Mars
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Frazier Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Leasureville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Myoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Fernway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Fox Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Arnold City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Belle Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairhope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Banning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Brownstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Whitsett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Fuller
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Newell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Perryopolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chartiers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Rices Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- White
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Bow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Clarksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saltsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Gastonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Black Diamond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Finleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monongahela
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Donora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riverview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- New Eagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- North Charleroi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- McMurray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charleroi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Trafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Larimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- North Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Shaner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Irwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
- Shafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shafton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafton
- Rillton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manor is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
- Westmoreland City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westmoreland City is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland City
- Murrysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sutersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverton, see our County-by-County Page for Riverton.
Cemeteries Near Riverton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverton.
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 Riverton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- McKeesport & Versailles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacred Heart Church Cemetery
- Continue List (429 more) ...
- Calvary Slovak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Slovak Cemetery
- The Calvary Slovak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Slovak Cemetery
- Port Vue Polish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329388 <2>
- Rippel Road Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New St. Joseph Cemetery
- The New St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46108 <2>
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, Riverton had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- McKeesport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Port Perry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Port Perry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Perry
- Bessemer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bessemer is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Wilmerding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duquesne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dravosburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Camden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Camden is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenock is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Emblem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emblem is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
- Braddock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Wall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Turtle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitaker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverton.
Newspapers Published in Riverton ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverton, 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 Riverton.
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 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 Riverton:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Indiana County
- Washington 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 Riverton, 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 from Point A (ie- Riverton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |