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 Summer Hill (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 Summer Hill. 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.
Summer Hill 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 Summer Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summer Hill:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Summer Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Millvale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woods Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Cherry City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
- Lawrenceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- West View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Etna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ben Avon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Avon Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Pittsburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Soho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Soho is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soho
- McKees Rocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Allentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allentown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Freeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Leechburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Apollo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Apollo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- McVille
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Edmon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Neale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Slate Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Spring Church
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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
- West Ford City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Ambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Gringo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Aliquippa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- New Sheffield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Wallace City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Conway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Freedom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Seven Fields
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Valencia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mars
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fox Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fernway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Glade Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Myoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Callery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Watters
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Brownsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Evans City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ekastown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Brownstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fairhope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Fayette City
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Newell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Whitsett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Chamouni
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Kenneth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Fuller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Indiana County
- White
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Lawrence County
- Ellport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Thompsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- MacDonald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- McMurray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Candor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Cokeburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Canonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gilkeson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gilkeson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
- Houston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Parnassus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- New Kensington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Murrysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lower Burrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Larimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- North Irwin
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Irwin
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shafton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shafton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafton
- Columbiana County (OH)
- East End
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Fairhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Zalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summer Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Summer Hill.
Cemeteries Near Summer Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summer Hill.
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 Summer Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summer Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Ridgelawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Highwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Uniondale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Dale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Dale Cemetery
- The Union Dale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hilldale Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46547 <2>
- Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Pittsburgh.
- The Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery
- Christ Our Redeemer Cemetery
- North Side Cemetery
- Northside Catholic Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
- St. Philomena Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45627 <2>
- United Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- The United Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosemont United Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46549 <2>
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (431 more) ...
- West View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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 Summer Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summer Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Woods Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Allegheny ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Allegheny is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Lawrenceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- West View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McKees Rocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West End
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West End is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Pittsburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Soho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Soho is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soho
- Perrysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Etna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wittmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wittmer is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittmer
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Glenshaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Chartiers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summer Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summer Hill.
Newspapers Published in Summer Hill ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summer Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summer Hill, 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 Summer Hill.
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 helpful 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 Summer Hill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Indiana County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana 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> | 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summer Hill) 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 Summer Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |