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 Wallace (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 Wallace. 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.
Wallace 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 Wallace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wallace:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Wallace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Cochrans Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Elizabeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Elizabeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Library
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Clairton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Mendelssohn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Glassport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- South Heights
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Crestmont Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Aliquippa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Butler County
- Valencia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Fairhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Newell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Brownstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Chamouni
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Kenneth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Banning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Redstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Whitsett
(13 miles [20.9 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 Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chartiers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Rices Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Cumberland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Stringtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- West Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Carmichaels
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Khedive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Nemacolin
(24 miles [38.6 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 Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Ellsworth
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- New Eagle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Finleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gastonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Baidland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Monongahela
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sudan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sudan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
- Black Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Donora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Charleroi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Charleroi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Monessen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Sutersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gibsonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 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
- 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
- West Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rillton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smithton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herminie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Larimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- 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 Wallace, see our County-by-County Page for Wallace.
Cemeteries Near Wallace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wallace.
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 Wallace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wallace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Monongahela Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lobbs Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Finleyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ohar Sholom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Domanick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- Round Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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. Clares Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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, Wallace had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Courtney
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Courtney is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Elkhorn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Bunola
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bunola is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunola
- Huston Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Huston Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston Run
- New Eagle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shire Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shire Oaks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shire Oaks
- Baidland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Monongahela
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Finleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Snowden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snowden is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Manown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manown
- Black Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Sunny Side
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wallace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wallace.
Newspapers Published in Wallace ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wallace, 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 Wallace.
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 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 Wallace:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wallace) 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 Wallace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |