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 Warrendale (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 Warrendale. 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 and doctors 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.
Warrendale 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 Warrendale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Warrendale:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Warrendale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrendale, with the one closest to Warrendale listed first.
- Bradford Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Wexford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Duff City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Gibsonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ingomar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Allison Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Sewickley Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrendale, with the one closest to Warrendale listed first.
- Freeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Aladdin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Slate Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Shadyside Village
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Leechburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McVille
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Worthington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Apollo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Neale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Laird Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- North Apollo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rosston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rosston is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrendale, with the one closest to Warrendale listed first.
- Economy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Wallace City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Baden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ambridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Aliquippa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- East Rochester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Monaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrendale, with the one closest to Warrendale listed first.
- Seven Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fernway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Mars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valencia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Myoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Callery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Watters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Evans City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Brownsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrendale, with the one closest to Warrendale listed first.
- Ellport
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Energy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- New Beaver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Grant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Altman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- East Moravia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Enon Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- McCaslin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Mahoningtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mercer County
- North Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrendale, with the one closest to Warrendale listed first.
- MacDonald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Candor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McMurray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Cokeburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Burgettstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Canonsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Finleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrendale, with the one closest to Warrendale listed first.
- Arnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bagdad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Weinel Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- West Leechburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Hyde Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Murrysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Vandergrift
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrendale, with the one closest to Warrendale listed first.
- East End
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- State Line ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Calcutta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Liverpool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Glenmoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Mill Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Walkers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Unity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Rogers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrendale, with the one closest to Warrendale listed first.
- Toronto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrendale, with the one closest to Warrendale listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Newell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Warrendale, see our County-by-County Page for Warrendale.
Cemeteries Near Warrendale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Warrendale.
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 Warrendale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Warrendale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Warrendale, with the one closest to Warrendale listed first.
- Mt. Pleasent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pridgeon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Church Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ingomar United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McMarlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holy Savior Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mars Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sisters of Divine Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poale Zedeck Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (412 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wagner Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter and Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Warrendale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Warrendale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Warrendale, with the one closest to Warrendale listed first.
- Wexford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ogle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Wall Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wall Rose is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Rose
- Keown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keown
- Downieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Downieville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
- Mars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lovi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lovi is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovi
- Ingomar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gibsonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bakerstown Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bakerstown Station is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerstown Station
- Valencia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Myoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Continue List (29 more) ...
- Economy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Callery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Warrendale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Warrendale.
Newspapers Published in Warrendale ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Warrendale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Warrendale, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Warrendale.
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 Warrendale:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson 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> | 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 Warrendale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Warrendale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |