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 Scott Haven (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 Scott Haven. 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 Scott Haven ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Scott Haven: Scott Hvn. (or less commonly used: Scott Havn.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Scott Haven 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 Scott Haven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scott Haven:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Scott Haven)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Haven, with the one closest to Scott Haven listed first.
- Shaner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Sutersville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Herminie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rillton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Arona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arona is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Larimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Wyano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Haven, with the one closest to Scott Haven listed first.
- Buena Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Versailles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Clairton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Port Vue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Vue is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
- Sunny Side
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Haven, with the one closest to Scott Haven listed first.
- Edmon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Apollo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Apollo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Leechburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Freeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Church
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Olivet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Butler County
- Valencia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Haven, with the one closest to Scott Haven listed first.
- Arnold City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Banning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Fairhope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Belle Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brownstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Whitsett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Fayette City
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Fuller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Perryopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Redstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Haven, with the one closest to Scott Haven listed first.
- Clarksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Rices Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Carmichaels
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Fairdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Nemacolin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Lippincott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Ceylon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Khedive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Haven, with the one closest to Scott Haven listed first.
- White
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Bow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Clarksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Haven, with the one closest to Scott Haven listed first.
- Donora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Monongahela
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- North Charleroi
(9 miles [14.5 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
- New Eagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Baidland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Charleroi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Twilight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Gastonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Dunlevy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scott Haven, see our County-by-County Page for Scott Haven.
Cemeteries Near Scott Haven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scott Haven.
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 Scott Haven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scott Haven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scott Haven, with the one closest to Scott Haven listed first.
- Guffey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Weaver & Waddell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dravo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Round Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Elizabeth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180962 <2>
- West Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wineland Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Mars Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rippel Road Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Markle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (440 more) ...
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilmore Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Donora.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44920 <2>
- Madison Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Scott Haven had a population of 525 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scott Haven, with the one closest to Scott Haven listed first.
- Blythedale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blythedale is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Douglass
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Douglass is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Sutersville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buena Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Shaner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Dick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dick is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Yohoghany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yohoghany is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yohoghany
- Guffey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guffey is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffey
- West Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rillton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alpsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alpsville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpsville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Greenock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emblem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Emblem is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scott Haven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scott Haven.
Newspapers Published in Scott Haven ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scott Haven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scott Haven, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scott Haven.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Scott Haven:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Greene 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scott Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Scott Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |