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 Snowden (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 Snowden. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Snowden 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 Snowden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Snowden:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Snowden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snowden, with the one closest to Snowden listed first.
- Cochrans Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
- Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
- Jefferson
- Library
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clairton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coal Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Mendelssohn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Bethel Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
- Glassport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brightwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snowden, with the one closest to Snowden listed first.
- Apollo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Freeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leechburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snowden, with the one closest to Snowden listed first.
- South Heights
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Ambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Aliquippa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- New Sheffield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Baden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Harshaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- 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
- Conway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snowden, with the one closest to Snowden listed first.
- Valencia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Fox Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Mars
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fernway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Glade Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Ogle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snowden, with the one closest to Snowden listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Brownstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fairhope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Fayette City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Newell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Chamouni
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Banning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Kenneth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Redstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Whitsett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snowden, with the one closest to Snowden listed first.
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chartiers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Rices Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Lippincott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- West Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- 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
- Swarts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- Fairdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Khedive
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Nemacolin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snowden, with the one closest to Snowden listed first.
- Ellsworth
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- New Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baidland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Monongahela
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- McMurray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sudan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sudan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
- Thompsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Dunningsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunningsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunningsville
- Gilkeson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilkeson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snowden, with the one closest to Snowden listed first.
- Webster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Sutersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Monessen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Shaner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Gibsonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Belle Vernon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belle Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- West Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rillton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Herminie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Larimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Trafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Irwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Ohio County (WV)
- Potomac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Snowden, see our County-by-County Page for Snowden.
Cemeteries Near Snowden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snowden.
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 Snowden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Snowden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Snowden, with the one closest to Snowden listed first.
- Jefferson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lobbs Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Finleyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Clares Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Vladimer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Monongahela Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (432 more) ...
- Round Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- St. Casimer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Sava Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 in 1895, Snowden had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Snowden, with the one closest to Snowden listed first.
- Cochrans Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Gill Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gill Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Hall
- Finleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Bunola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bunola is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunola
- Shire Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shire Oaks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shire Oaks
- Library
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Curry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Curry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Huston Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Huston Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston Run
- Elkhorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Wallace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wallace is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Broughton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Broughton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Elizabeth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elizabeth
- Surgeon Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Surgeon Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgeon Hall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Snowden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Snowden.
Newspapers Published in Snowden ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snowden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Snowden, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Snowden.
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 Snowden:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Ohio 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snowden) 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 Snowden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |