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 Shadyside (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 Shadyside. 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 Shadyside ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Shady Side.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Shadyside. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shadyside.
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 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.
Shadyside 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 Shadyside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shadyside:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Shadyside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Morningside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morningside is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Millvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Soho
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Soho is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soho
- Pittsburgh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cherry City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
- Etna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Aspinwall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
- Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Mount Oliver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Freeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Apollo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leechburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- North Apollo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Edmon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- McVille
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Neale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Slate Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Spring Church
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Cochrans Mills
(29 miles [46.7 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 Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Ambridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Economy
(18 miles [29 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
- Baden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Gringo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Aliquippa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Wallace City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knob
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Freedom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monaca
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Valencia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mars
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Glade Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Fox Run
(18 miles [29 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 north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Ekastown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Fernway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Callery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Saxonburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arnold City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Fairhope
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Brownstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Banning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Whitsett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Newell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Redstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Fuller
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Chamouni
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- White
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Clarksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Gastonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Ellsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Finleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McMurray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- New Eagle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- MacDonald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Baidland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Black Diamond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Monongahela
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Canonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Trafford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Murrysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arnold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Kensington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Larimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Lower Burrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Irwin
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Shaner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Irwin
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- Rillton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shafton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shafton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shadyside, see our County-by-County Page for Shadyside.
Cemeteries Near Shadyside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shadyside.
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 Shadyside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shadyside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Allegheny Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Smithfield East End Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Homewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Minersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville Cemetery
- The Minersville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Minersville Missouri Synod Cemetery
- Minersville Lutheran Synod Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1725217 <2>
- Loretto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Pittsburgh.
- The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44504 <2>
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Of The Cross Monastery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (442 more) ...
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ohave Shalom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohave Shalom Cemetery
- The Ohave Shalom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auhave Shalom Cemetery
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 Shadyside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shadyside.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Homewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Homewood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- East Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Lawrenceville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Pittsburgh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Soho
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Soho is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soho
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Brushton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brushton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Morningside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morningside is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Mount Oliver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swissvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wilkinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Aspinwall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shadyside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shadyside.
Newspapers Published in Shadyside ...
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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shadyside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shadyside, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shadyside.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Shadyside:
- 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 Shadyside, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shadyside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |