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 Sardis (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 Sardis. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sardis 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 Sardis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sardis:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Sardis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Murrysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Parnassus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Kensington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Export
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Delmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Vandergrift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Claridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Plum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
- Leechburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- New Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Universal
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Universal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Cheswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Monroeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pitcairn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Apollo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Leechburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Apollo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aladdin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Spring Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McVille
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Neale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Olivet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Cochrans Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Ambridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Economy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Knob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Wallace City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Baden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Heights
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Aliquippa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gringo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Ekastown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Leasureville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Saxonburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Dennys Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Glade Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Valencia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Great Belt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Mars
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Seven Fields
(23 miles [37 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
- Brownsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Banning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Arnold City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Belle Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Whitsett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Laurelville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Brownstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fairhope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- 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
- Everson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Fayette City
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Bear Rocks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- White
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Clarksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Saltsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Jacksonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Blairsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Parkwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Aultman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Shelocta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Black Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Smathers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Josephine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Ellsworth
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Donora
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Finleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Monongahela
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Eagle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Baidland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- McMurray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Charleroi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Charleroi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Sardis, see our County-by-County Page for Sardis.
Cemeteries Near Sardis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sardis.
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 Sardis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sardis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Laird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Temple Sinai Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dugan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Mark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (398 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Restland Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview 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 Sardis had a population of 235 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Drennen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Drennen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drennen
- New Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Murrysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milligantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milligantown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligantown
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- North Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Parnassus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Markle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Markle is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
- New Kensington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cheswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Valley Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Camp is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
- Arnold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hites
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hites is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hites
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sardis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sardis.
Newspapers Published in Sardis ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sardis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sardis, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sardis.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sardis:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Indiana 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 Sardis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sardis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |