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 Rosedale (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 Rosedale. 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.
Rosedale 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 Rosedale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rosedale:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Rosedale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Penn Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Verona
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nadine
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nadine is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
- Blawnox
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oakmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Universal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Universal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Unity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Fox Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Churchill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Churchill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
- Wilkinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aspinwall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cheswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Braddock Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Braddock Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,772 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Apollo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leechburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- North Apollo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Edmon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- McVille
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Neale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Spring Church
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Olivet
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Cochrans Mills
(23 miles [37 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 Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Economy
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Ambridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Wallace City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Baden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Knob
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Aliquippa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Gringo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Freedom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Ekastown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Valencia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Glade Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Mars
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frazier Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Saxonburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields
(18 miles [29 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
- Leasureville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Fox Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Myoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Brownsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Callery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Arnold City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Banning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Fairhope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Brownstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Fuller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Perryopolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Redstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- White
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Clarksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Saltsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Parkwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Aultman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Blairsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shelocta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Ellsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Gastonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Finleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McMurray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Black Diamond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Monongahela
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Eagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Riverview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Baidland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Donora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- MacDonald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- New Kensington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Arnold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Murrysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Lower Burrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Export
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- North Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- North Irwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Harrison City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rosedale, see our County-by-County Page for Rosedale.
Cemeteries Near Rosedale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosedale.
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 Rosedale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rosedale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Richey Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunset View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakmont - Verona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- William Penn Gardens of Remembrance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (430 more) ...
- Temple Sinai Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Homewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Rosedale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rosedale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Sandy Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Nadine
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nadine is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
- Verona
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harmarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harmarville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmarville
- Brushton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brushton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Wilkinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Aspinwall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- New Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cheswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rosedale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rosedale.
Newspapers Published in Rosedale ...
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 434 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosedale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosedale, 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 Rosedale.
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 Rosedale:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette 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 Rosedale, 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- Rosedale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |