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 Windgap (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 Windgap. 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 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.
Windgap 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 Windgap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windgap:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Windgap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windgap, with the one closest to Windgap listed first.
- Fairywood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- McKees Rocks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thornburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thornburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Crafton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ingram
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- Moon Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Pennsbury Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pennsbury Village is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsbury Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Rosslyn Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rosslyn Farms is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn Farms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Avalon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Ben Avon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 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
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Bellevue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windgap, with the one closest to Windgap listed first.
- Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Apollo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leechburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Apollo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Windgap, with the one closest to Windgap listed first.
- Ambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Gringo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- 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
- Aliquippa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Wallace City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Conway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knob
(17 miles [27.4 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)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windgap, with the one closest to Windgap listed first.
- Seven Fields
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Fernway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Fox Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Valencia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mars
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ogle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Callery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Myoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Glade Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Evans City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Watters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Brownsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windgap, with the one closest to Windgap listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Brownstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Kenneth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Whitsett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Fuller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lawrence County
- Ellport
(29 miles [46.7 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 Windgap, with the one closest to Windgap listed first.
- MacDonald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McMurray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Candor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- 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
- Canonsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Finleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Strabane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Houston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windgap, with the one closest to Windgap listed first.
- Trafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arnold
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Kensington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Larimer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Murrysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shaner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- North Irwin
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Lower Burrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rillton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sutersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windgap, with the one closest to Windgap 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 northwest)
- 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 Windgap, with the one closest to Windgap 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
- Mingo Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stratton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alikanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Deandale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Steubenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Georges Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- 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 Windgap, with the one closest to Windgap listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Follansbee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Bethany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windgap, with the one closest to Windgap listed first.
- Fairhaven
(25 miles [40.2 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 northwest)
- 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
- Weirton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windgap, see our County-by-County Page for Windgap.
Cemeteries Near Windgap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windgap.
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 Windgap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windgap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windgap, with the one closest to Windgap listed first.
- Hollywood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Petrie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Marys Greek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zedeck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Polish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chartiers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (446 more) ...
- Piskover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Souls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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 Windgap in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Windgap.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Windgap, with the one closest to Windgap listed first.
- Chartiers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chartiers is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Crafton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ingram
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- McKees Rocks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moon Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- West End
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West End is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Green Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Allegheny is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Woods Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Bellevue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Emsworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Walkers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walkers Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Mill
- Dixmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Banksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Windgap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windgap.
Newspapers Published in Windgap ...
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 447 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windgap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windgap, 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 Windgap.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Windgap:
- 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 Windgap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Windgap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |