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 Wilson (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 Wilson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Wilson 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 Wilson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilson:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Wilson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Coal Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Mendelssohn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Glassport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clairton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Dravosburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Port Vue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Port Vue is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
- Elizabeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Elizabeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Apollo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Leechburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Freeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Apollo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Spring Church
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- South Heights
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Crestmont Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Aliquippa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Wallace City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Conway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Valencia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mars
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Ekastown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Fox Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Glade Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Myoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Fernway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Callery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arnold City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Fairhope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Brownstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Banning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Whitsett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Newell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Redstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Fuller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 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 Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chartiers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Rices Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Stringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Carmichaels
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Lippincott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Fairdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Nemacolin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- West Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Khedive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- White
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Bow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Clarksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Ellsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Gastonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Monongahela
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Finleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Eagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Baidland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Donora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sudan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sudan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
- McMurray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Charleroi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Shaner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Sutersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Rillton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Webster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Herminie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Irwin
(9 miles [14.5 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>
- North Irwin
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Trafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monessen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilson, see our County-by-County Page for Wilson.
Cemeteries Near Wilson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilson.
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 Wilson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Clares Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacred Heart Church Cemetery
- Calvary Slovak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Slovak Cemetery
- The Calvary Slovak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Slovak Cemetery
- Port Vue Polish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329388 <2>
- Richland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lobbs Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rippel Road Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKeesport & Versailles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (434 more) ...
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Round Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Elizabeth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180962 <2>
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wilson had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Mendelssohn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Coal Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Belle Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Belle Bridge is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Bridge
- West Elizabeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Elizabeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Elizabeth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elizabeth
- Elizabeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wylie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wylie is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Dravosburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New England
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New England is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Camden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Camden is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Gill Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gill Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Hall
- Cochrans Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McKeesport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snowden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snowden is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilson.
Newspapers Published in Wilson ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilson, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wilson:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Indiana County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wilson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wilson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |