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 Rogers Stop (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 Rogers Stop. 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 Rogers Stop ...
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.
While the name of this community is Rogers Stop, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rogers Stop may originally have been Roger's Stop.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Rogers Stop might be written as Roger Stop.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Rogers Stop is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland, Brooke (WV), Hancock (WV), Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Rogers Stop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rogers Stop:
- Washington County (The home county of Rogers Stop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Stop, with the one closest to Rogers Stop listed first.
- North Charleroi
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Charleroi
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lover
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lover
- Twilight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Dunlevy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Roscoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Stockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sudan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sudan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
- Allenport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Speers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Black Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Stop, with the one closest to Rogers Stop listed first.
- Sunny Side
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Elizabeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clairton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Mendelssohn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Library
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Versailles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Stop, with the one closest to Rogers Stop listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newell
(3 miles [4.8 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fairhope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Fayette City
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Arnold City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Chamouni
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Kenneth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Redstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Alicia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Grindstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Stop, with the one closest to Rogers Stop listed first.
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rices Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chartiers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Stringtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Cumberland Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Carmichaels
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Lippincott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Khedive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Nemacolin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Ceylon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Morrisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Stop, with the one closest to Rogers Stop listed first.
- Gibsonton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Monessen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Belle Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Smithton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sutersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Wyano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Shaner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Herminie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Stop, with the one closest to Rogers Stop listed first.
- Bowlby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rogers Stop, see our County-by-County Page for Rogers Stop.
Cemeteries Near Rogers Stop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rogers Stop.
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 Rogers Stop - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rogers Stop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rogers Stop, with the one closest to Rogers Stop listed first.
- Charleroi Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maple Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grimes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Hyacinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Name Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gregg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Havely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (461 more) ...
- Ohar Sholom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Rogers Stop in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rogers Stop.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rogers Stop, with the one closest to Rogers Stop listed first.
- Lover
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lover
- Charleroi
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Gibsonton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Elco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Speers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Allenport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coal Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette City
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Monongahela
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Black Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Manown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rogers Stop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rogers Stop.
Newspapers Published in Rogers Stop ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rogers Stop.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rogers Stop, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rogers Stop.
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 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 Rogers Stop:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Westmoreland County
- Monongalia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rogers Stop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Rogers Stop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |