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 West Elizabeth (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 West Elizabeth. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
West Elizabeth 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 West Elizabeth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Elizabeth:
- Allegheny County (The home county of West Elizabeth)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Elizabeth, with the one closest to West Elizabeth listed first.
- Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clairton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mendelssohn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Jefferson Hills
(2 miles [3.2 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Glassport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Cochrans Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Port Vue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Port Vue is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Versailles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Elizabeth, with the one closest to West Elizabeth listed first.
- Apollo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Orchard Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Freeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leechburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Apollo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Elizabeth, with the one closest to West Elizabeth 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)
- Baden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(30 miles [48.3 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
- 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
- The following are listed by their distance from West Elizabeth, with the one closest to West Elizabeth listed first.
- Valencia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mars
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Ekastown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Elizabeth, with the one closest to West Elizabeth listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Fairhope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Brownstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Newell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Banning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Whitsett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Chamouni
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Kenneth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Fuller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Elizabeth, with the one closest to West Elizabeth listed first.
- Clarksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chartiers
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Rices Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Stringtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Lippincott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Carmichaels
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Khedive
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Nemacolin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- West Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Indiana County
- White
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Elizabeth, with the one closest to West Elizabeth listed first.
- Ellsworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Black Diamond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Monongahela
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- New Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Finleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gastonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Baidland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Donora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Charleroi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Sudan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sudan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
- Charleroi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Elizabeth, with the one closest to West Elizabeth listed first.
- Sutersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Shaner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Rillton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Monessen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Herminie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gibsonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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
- Irwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Larimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Elizabeth, see our County-by-County Page for West Elizabeth.
Cemeteries Near West Elizabeth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Elizabeth.
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 West Elizabeth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Elizabeth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Elizabeth, with the one closest to West Elizabeth listed first.
- Lobbs Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Clares Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Round Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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]<2> to the southeast of Elizabeth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180962 <3>
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calvary Slovak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Slovak Cemetery
- The Calvary Slovak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Slovak Cemetery
- Port Vue Polish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329388 <3>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacred Heart Church Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monongahela Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weaver & Waddell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Guffey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (436 more) ...
- Rippel Road Jewish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McKeesport & Versailles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 West Elizabeth had a population of 719 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, West Elizabeth had a population of 489 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Elizabeth, with the one closest to West Elizabeth listed first.
- Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wylie
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wylie is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- East Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Elizabeth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elizabeth
- Hilldale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hilldale is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Belle Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Bridge is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Bridge
- Wilson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Mendelssohn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Shire Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shire Oaks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shire Oaks
- Bunola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bunola is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunola
- Coal Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Gill Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gill Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Hall
- Cochrans Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Continue List (26 more) ...
- Snowden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Snowden is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Huston Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huston Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston Run
- Wallace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Elizabeth. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Elizabeth.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of West Elizabeth ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Elizabeth.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of West Elizabeth. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of West Elizabeth and those printed in the larger area surrounding West Elizabeth.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of West Elizabeth.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 West Elizabeth:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Indiana County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland 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> | 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- West Elizabeth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 West Elizabeth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |