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 Park (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 Park. 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 Park ...
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 Park: W. Park
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Park. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Park.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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 Park 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 Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Park:
- Allegheny County (The home county of West Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
- McKees Rocks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Avalon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Bellevue
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fairywood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Ingram
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- Woods Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Ben Avon Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ben Avon Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Ben Avon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
- Emsworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thornburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thornburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Moon Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Dixmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
- Freeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Leechburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Apollo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Apollo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Edmon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- McVille
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Slate Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
- South Heights
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Aliquippa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Economy
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Conway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Freedom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monaca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
- Seven Fields
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fernway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Fox Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Mars
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ogle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Myoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Callery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Watters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Glade Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Evans City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Ekastown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Brownstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Banning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Chamouni
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Kenneth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Whitsett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Lawrence County
- Ellport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
- MacDonald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McMurray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Candor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Cokeburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Canonsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Finleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Strabane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Houston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
- 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
- Arnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lower Burrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Murrysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Larimer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Shaner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- North Irwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Irwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Rillton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
- East End
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Walkers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
- Toronto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Empire
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Alikanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Mingo Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stratton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Deandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Steubenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Follansbee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
- Fairhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Lawrenceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- New Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weirton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Newell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Park, see our County-by-County Page for West Park.
Cemeteries Near West Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Park.
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 Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Polish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Greek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zedeck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Piskover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Petrie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Uniondale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- Union Dale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Dale Cemetery
- The Union Dale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hilldale Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46547 <2>
- Highwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<3>
While we didn't find West Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
- Chartiers
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- McKees Rocks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ingram
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- Bellevue
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Avalon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Moon Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Crafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Emsworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woods Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- West End
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West End is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Allegheny ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- West View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dixmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Montour Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montour Junction is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Junction
- Groveton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Groveton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Park.
Newspapers Published in West Park ...
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 446 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Park, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Park.
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 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 Park:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson 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 Park, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |