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 Upper Middletown (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 Upper Middletown. 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 and doctors 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.
Upper Middletown 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 Upper Middletown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upper Middletown:
- Fayette County (The home county of Upper Middletown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Middletown, with the one closest to Upper Middletown listed first.
- Waltersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Waltersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersburg
- Laurel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Bitner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bitner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitner
- Oliver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Flatwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Rowes Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rowes Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Run
- Tippecanoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tippecanoe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippecanoe
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grindstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Uniontown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Uniontown
- Evans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Buffington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Fairbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairbank is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Middletown, with the one closest to Upper Middletown listed first.
- Sunny Side
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Buena Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Elizabeth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Elizabeth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clairton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Versailles
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Coal Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Middletown, with the one closest to Upper Middletown listed first.
- Nemacolin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Carmichaels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Rices Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ceylon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Greensboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Khedive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Dilliner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Middletown, with the one closest to Upper Middletown listed first.
- Draketown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Confluence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Addison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ursina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- 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
- Listonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Bakersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Markleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Casselman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- 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 Upper Middletown, with the one closest to Upper Middletown listed first.
- Blainsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allenport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elco
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Daisytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Roscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Stockdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlevy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Middletown, with the one closest to Upper Middletown listed first.
- Smithton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scottdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Belle Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Gibsonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Alverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Iron Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- West Overton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Monessen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- West Newton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wyano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett County (MD)
- Friendsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Middletown, with the one closest to Upper Middletown listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Baker Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Bowlby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Star City
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Granville
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Osage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Westover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Laurel Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Middletown, with the one closest to Upper Middletown listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Bruceton Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Little Sandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Rockville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Hazelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Lenox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Masontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Orr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upper Middletown, see our County-by-County Page for Upper Middletown.
Cemeteries Near Upper Middletown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper Middletown.
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 Upper Middletown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upper Middletown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upper Middletown, with the one closest to Upper Middletown listed first.
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. St. Macrina Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvan Heights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of New Salem.
- The St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2431011 <2>
- St. Procopius RC Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tomasza Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Upper Middletown had a population of 162 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upper Middletown, with the one closest to Upper Middletown listed first.
- Rothruck
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rothruck is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothruck
- Vances Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vances Mill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vances Mill
- Waltersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Waltersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersburg
- Dearth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dearth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearth
- Haddenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Haddenville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddenville
- West Leisenring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Leisenring is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leisenring
- Laurel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Smock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Searights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Searights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
- Walker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tippecanoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tippecanoe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippecanoe
- New Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Balsinger
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Balsinger is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsinger
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upper Middletown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Middletown.
Newspapers Published in Upper Middletown ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Middletown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper Middletown, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upper Middletown.
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 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 Upper Middletown:
- 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
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Upper Middletown) 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 Upper Middletown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |