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 Slickville (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 Slickville. 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 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.
Slickville 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 Slickville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Slickville:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Slickville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slickville, with the one closest to Slickville listed first.
- Nihil
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nihil is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nihil
- Salina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Congruity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Congruity is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congruity
- Delmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avonmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Export
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crabtree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Oklahoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Claridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slickville, with the one closest to Slickville listed first.
- Leechburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- New Texas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- Garden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Pitcairn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Unity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Natrona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Universal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Universal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Wall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Brackenridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cheswick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slickville, with the one closest to Slickville listed first.
- Edmon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Apollo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orchard Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- North Apollo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Church
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Olivet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Leechburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Neale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
- Aladdin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Freeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elderton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slickville, with the one closest to Slickville listed first.
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Ekastown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Leasureville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Dennys Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Saxonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frazier Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Glade Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Great Belt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Valencia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fenelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mars
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Cambria County
- Wilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slickville, with the one closest to Slickville listed first.
- Laurelville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Bear Rocks
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Everson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Banning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Champion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Fuller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Whitsett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Arnold City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Fairhope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynnwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Perryopolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slickville, with the one closest to Slickville listed first.
- White
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Bow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saltsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- West Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Aultman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Parkwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Black Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Josephine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Palmertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shelocta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset County
- Laurel Mountain Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slickville, with the one closest to Slickville listed first.
- Donora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Ellsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Monongahela
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Gastonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- New Eagle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Charleroi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Finleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Charleroi
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Dunlevy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Slickville, see our County-by-County Page for Slickville.
Cemeteries Near Slickville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slickville.
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 Slickville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Slickville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Slickville, with the one closest to Slickville listed first.
- Twin Valley Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Townsend Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Edmon.
- The Townsend Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Townsend Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46481 <2>
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craig Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Denmark Manor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Steels Monument Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (380 more) ...
- Maysville Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Barbaras Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Slickville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Slickville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Slickville, with the one closest to Slickville listed first.
- Nihil
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nihil is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nihil
- Delmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Congruity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Congruity is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congruity
- Salina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Avonmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boquet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boquet is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boquet
- Nowrytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nowrytown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowrytown
- North Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Crabtree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tunnelton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Apollo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Claridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paulton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Slickville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slickville.
Newspapers Published in Slickville ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slickville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slickville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slickville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Slickville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Cambria County
- Fayette County
- Indiana County
- Somerset 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Slickville) 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 Slickville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |