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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 Liberty (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 Liberty. 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 Liberty ...
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 Liberty: W. Liberty
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Liberty. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Liberty.
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 northwest 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 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 Liberty 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 Liberty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Liberty:
- Allegheny County (The home county of West Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Carrick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carrick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
- Mount Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Allentown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Allentown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Beltzhoover
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beltzhoover is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzhoover
- Dormont
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mount Oliver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pittsburgh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Soho
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Soho is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soho
- Green Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Shannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brentwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
- Carnegie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Apollo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leechburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Edmon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- North Apollo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- South Heights
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Crestmont Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Aliquippa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Harshaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Knob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Freedom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Seven Fields
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Valencia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mars
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fernway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Fox Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Glade Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Myoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Callery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Watters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Ekastown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Brownsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Evans City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Brownstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Newell
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Chamouni
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Kenneth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Whitsett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Fuller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Clarksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chartiers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- West Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- McMurray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Finleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Ellsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- MacDonald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gilkeson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gilkeson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
- New Eagle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Canonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Baidland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Houston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Trafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Larimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Shaner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Murrysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Irwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Rillton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sutersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin
(17 miles [27.4 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>
- Shafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shafton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafton
- Arnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Kensington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Brooke County (WV)
- Hooverson Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Fairhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Weirton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 West Liberty, see our County-by-County Page for West Liberty.
Cemeteries Near West Liberty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Liberty.
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 Liberty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Liberty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- German Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Clair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Adelbert RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. John Vianney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Vianney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Vianney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pittsburgh.
- The St. John Vianney Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Georges Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1102535 <2>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (434 more) ...
- Shaare Torah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Wendelin RC Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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 West Liberty in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Liberty.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Liberty, with the one closest to West Liberty listed first.
- Carrick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carrick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
- Beltzhoover
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beltzhoover is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzhoover
- Mount Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Banksville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Banksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Castle Shannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West End
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West End is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Mount Oliver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Soho
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Soho is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soho
- Pittsburgh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Allegheny ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Allegheny is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Whitehall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Liberty. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Liberty.
Newspapers Published in West Liberty ...
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 486 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Liberty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Liberty, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Liberty.
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 websites either 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 Liberty:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Brooke 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 West Liberty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Liberty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |