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 Zollarsville (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 Zollarsville. 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 Zollarsville ...
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 Zollarsville: W. Zollarsville
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 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 Zollarsville is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland, Brooke (WV), Hancock (WV), Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near West Zollarsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Zollarsville:
- Washington County (The home county of West Zollarsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Zollarsville, with the one closest to West Zollarsville listed first.
- Beallsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marianna
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bissell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Ten Mile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Deemston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Scenery Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- West Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Amity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amity
- Daisytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Zollarsville, with the one closest to West Zollarsville listed first.
- Sunny Side
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Library
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Brightwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Upper Saint Clair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clairton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mendelssohn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Bridgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Zollarsville, with the one closest to West Zollarsville listed first.
- East Millsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millsboro
- La Belle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Luzerne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Luzerne is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Alicia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Arensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arensburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arensburg
- Hiller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Heistersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Isabella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Isabella is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Chamouni
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Dunlap Creek Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dunlap Creek Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Creek Village
- Adah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Zollarsville, with the one closest to West Zollarsville listed first.
- Chartiers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Lippincott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Rices Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Swarts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Khedive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Carmichaels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Waynesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Zollarsville, with the one closest to West Zollarsville listed first.
- Gibsonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Monessen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Belle Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Webster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Smithton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sutersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Wyano
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Shaner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Herminie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooke County (WV)
- Bethany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Zollarsville, with the one closest to West Zollarsville listed first.
- Dallas
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Rocklick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Calis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Cameron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loudenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Limestone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Zollarsville, with the one closest to West Zollarsville listed first.
- Blacksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Bowlby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Cassville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Wana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Miracle Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Osage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Star City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Granville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Canyon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Maple
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Cheat Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Zollarsville, with the one closest to West Zollarsville listed first.
- Potomac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Valley Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Point Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Triadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Zollarsville, with the one closest to West Zollarsville listed first.
- Round Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Zollarsville, see our County-by-County Page for West Zollarsville.
Cemeteries Near West Zollarsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Zollarsville.
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 Zollarsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Zollarsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Zollarsville, with the one closest to West Zollarsville listed first.
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Horn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Horn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Marianna.
- The Horn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Horn Burial Ground
- Horns Lutheran Cemetery
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45150 <3>
- Wise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highland Brethren Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beallsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scenery Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenery Hill Cemetery
- The Scenery Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962382 <3>
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (508 more) ...
- Greene County Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find West Zollarsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Zollarsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Zollarsville, with the one closest to West Zollarsville listed first.
- Beallsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bissell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Castile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Castile is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
- Ten Mile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deemston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Scenery Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bakers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bakers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Millsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Ruff Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruff Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lippincott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Amity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Zollarsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Zollarsville.
Newspapers Published in West Zollarsville ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Zollarsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Zollarsville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Zollarsville.
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 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 Zollarsville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Westmoreland County
- Brooke County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Ohio County
- Wetzel 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 Zollarsville) 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 Zollarsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |