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 Leisenring (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 Leisenring. 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.
Name Variations for West Leisenring ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Leisenring: W. Leisenring
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and 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.
West Leisenring 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 West Leisenring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Leisenring:
- Fayette County (The home county of West Leisenring)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Leisenring, with the one closest to West Leisenring listed first.
- Bitner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bitner is located in Fayette County
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- Laurel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Oliver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oliver is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Evans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Lemont Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Independence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Independence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Independence
- Waltersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waltersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersburg
- Dunbar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Leisenring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leisenring is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisenring
- Rogerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
- East Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Uniontown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Uniontown
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Leisenring, with the one closest to West Leisenring listed first.
- Sunny Side
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Buena Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Elizabeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Clairton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Versailles
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Mendelssohn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Coal Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Cochrans Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Leisenring, with the one closest to West Leisenring listed first.
- Nemacolin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Stringtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Cumberland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Carmichaels
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Rices Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ceylon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Greensboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dilliner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Chartiers
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Khedive
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Leisenring, with the one closest to West Leisenring listed first.
- Draketown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Confluence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Addison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ursina
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Listonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Markleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bakersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Casselman
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Lavansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lavansville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
- Rockwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Leisenring, with the one closest to West Leisenring listed first.
- Blainsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Allenport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- California
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Speers
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Coal Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Daisytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Roscoe
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlevy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Twilight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Leisenring, with the one closest to West Leisenring listed first.
- Scottdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Smithton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Iron Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- West Overton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- North Belle Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Wyano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Mount Joy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Monessen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Leisenring, with the one closest to West Leisenring listed first.
- Friendsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Accident
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Leisenring, with the one closest to West Leisenring listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Baker Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Maidsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Bowlby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Star City
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Granville
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Laurel Point
(28 miles [45.1 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 West Leisenring, with the one closest to West Leisenring listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Little Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Hazelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Morgans Glade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Lenox
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 West Leisenring, see our County-by-County Page for West Leisenring.
Cemeteries Near West Leisenring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Leisenring.
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 Leisenring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Leisenring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Leisenring, with the one closest to West Leisenring listed first.
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sylvan Heights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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<2> 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 <3>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. St. Macrina Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Park Place Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Stephens Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (351 more) ...
- Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Hopwood)
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopwood.
- The St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Byzantine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170323 <3>
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, West Leisenring had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Leisenring, with the one closest to West Leisenring listed first.
- Vances Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vances Mill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vances Mill
- Laurel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Walker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Monarch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monarch is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Upper Middletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Upper Middletown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Middletown
- Evans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Lemont Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Percy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Percy is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Mount Braddock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Braddock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Braddock
- Waltersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waltersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersburg
- Haddenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haddenville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddenville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- 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
- Ferguson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ferguson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Leisenring. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Leisenring.
Newspapers Published in West Leisenring ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Leisenring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Leisenring, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Leisenring.
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 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 West Leisenring:
- 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> | 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- West Leisenring) 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 Leisenring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |