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 Sewickley Hills (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 Sewickley Hills. 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 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.
Sewickley Hills 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 Sewickley Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sewickley Hills:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Sewickley Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewickley Hills, with the one closest to Sewickley Hills listed first.
- Duff City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Franklin Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Sewickley Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Bell Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Ingomar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Borough of Glen Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Glen Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Haysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Osborne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Sewickley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgeworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Coraopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewickley Hills, with the one closest to Sewickley Hills listed first.
- Freeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Aladdin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Leechburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Apollo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McVille
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Shadyside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- North Apollo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewickley Hills, with the one closest to Sewickley Hills listed first.
- Economy
(5 miles [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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Heights
(5 miles [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
- Baden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Aliquippa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Gringo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Freedom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewickley Hills, with the one closest to Sewickley Hills listed first.
- Fernway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Seven Fields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Fox Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Mars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valencia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Callery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Evans City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Watters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Glade Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewickley Hills, with the one closest to Sewickley Hills listed first.
- Ellport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- New Beaver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Energy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Enon Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- East Moravia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Altman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Grant City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- South New Castle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Mahoningtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewickley Hills, with the one closest to Sewickley Hills listed first.
- MacDonald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Candor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Cokeburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- McMurray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burgettstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Canonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Cross Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewickley Hills, with the one closest to Sewickley Hills listed first.
- Arnold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Trafford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Murrysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Weinel Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Larimer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- North Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- North Irwin
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewickley Hills, with the one closest to Sewickley Hills listed first.
- East End
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- La Croft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Walkers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Glenmoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- State Line ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Wellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- East Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewickley Hills, with the one closest to Sewickley Hills listed first.
- Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Toronto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Alikanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Mingo Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Steubenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Island Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- New Somerset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewickley Hills, with the one closest to Sewickley Hills listed first.
- Follansbee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewickley Hills, with the one closest to Sewickley Hills listed first.
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Lawrenceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- New Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Weirton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sewickley Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Sewickley Hills.
Cemeteries Near Sewickley Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sewickley Hills.
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 Sewickley Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sewickley Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sewickley Hills, with the one closest to Sewickley Hills listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. James Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Sewickley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46037 <3>
- St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Glenfield.
- The St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2363690 <3>
- Sewickley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tree of Life Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar United Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coraopolis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peter and Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Economy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shousetown Glenwillard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Felician Sisters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nazereth Convent Sisters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (428 more) ...
- Sharon Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piskover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Sewickley Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sewickley Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sewickley Hills, with the one closest to Sewickley Hills listed first.
- Edgeworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Sewickley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osborne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Haysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Glenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Ingomar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shields is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Stoops Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
- Coraopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montour Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Montour Junction is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Junction
- Groveton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Groveton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Dixmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Emsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wall Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wall Rose is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Rose
- Keown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sewickley Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sewickley Hills.
Newspapers Published in Sewickley Hills ...
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 Sewickley Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sewickley Hills, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sewickley Hills.
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 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 Sewickley Hills:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Brooke County
- Hancock 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sewickley Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sewickley Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |