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 South Uniontown (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 South Uniontown. 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 South Uniontown ...
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 South Uniontown: S. Uniontown
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 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.
South Uniontown is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Garrett (MD), Greene, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, Monongalia (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near South Uniontown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Uniontown:
- Fayette County (The home county of South Uniontown)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Uniontown, with the one closest to South Uniontown listed first.
- Uniontown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leith
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Leith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- East Uniontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Uniontown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Uniontown
- Oliver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Hopwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Uledi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Uledi is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uledi
- Evans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Highhouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Lemont Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shoaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Buffington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buffington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Uniontown, with the one closest to South Uniontown listed first.
- Sunny Side
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Buena Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clairton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Mendelssohn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Versailles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Cochrans Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Coal Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Uniontown, with the one closest to South Uniontown listed first.
- Nemacolin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Stringtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Greensboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Carmichaels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ceylon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Dilliner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Rices Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Khedive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Chartiers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Uniontown, with the one closest to South Uniontown listed first.
- Draketown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Confluence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Addison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ursina
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Listonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Markleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Casselman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Bakersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- New Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Centerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Uniontown, with the one closest to South Uniontown listed first.
- Blainsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- California
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Daisytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allenport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Speers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Stockdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Uniontown, with the one closest to South Uniontown listed first.
- Scottdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Belle Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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
- Hawkeye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Smithton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Iron Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- West Overton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Gibsonton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Alverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Monessen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Uniontown, with the one closest to South Uniontown listed first.
- Friendsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Accident
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Uniontown, with the one closest to South Uniontown listed first.
- Hoodsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Pleasant View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Uniontown, with the one closest to South Uniontown listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Baker Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Maidsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Bowlby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Star City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Brookhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Granville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Morgantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Westover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Uniontown, with the one closest to South Uniontown listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Bruceton Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brandonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Little Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Rockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Hazelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Lenox
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Masontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Reedsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Arthurdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Uniontown, see our County-by-County Page for South Uniontown.
Cemeteries Near South Uniontown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Uniontown.
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 South Uniontown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Uniontown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Uniontown, with the one closest to South Uniontown listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. St. Macrina Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- County Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Reformed Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Hopwood)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopwood.
- The St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Byzantine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170323 <2>
- Park Place Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Little White Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (351 more) ...
- Holy Society Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sylvan Heights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Heights Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sylvan Heights Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Uniontown.
- The Sylvan Heights Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sylvan Heights Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46449 <2>
- Tomasza Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 South Uniontown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Uniontown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Uniontown, with the one closest to South Uniontown listed first.
- Leith
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Leith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Uniontown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hutchinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Hopwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haddenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haddenville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddenville
- Walker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Balsinger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Balsinger is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsinger
- Highhouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Oliphant Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oliphant Furnace is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Furnace
- Brownfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brownfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
- Evans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Lemont Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vances Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vances Mill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vances Mill
- Dearth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dearth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearth
- Jumonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jumonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Uniontown. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Uniontown.
Newspapers Published in South Uniontown ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Uniontown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Uniontown, 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 South Uniontown.
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 South Uniontown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Garrett County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Uniontown) 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 South Uniontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |