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 Wittmer (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 Wittmer. 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 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.
Wittmer 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 Wittmer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wittmer:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Wittmer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wittmer, with the one closest to Wittmer listed first.
- Etna
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Allison Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elfinwild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
- Cherry City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
- Morningside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morningside is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Sharpsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Aspinwall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blawnox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wittmer, with the one closest to Wittmer listed first.
- Freeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Leechburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Apollo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Apollo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- McVille
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Edmon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Neale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Slate Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Spring Church
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shadyside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wittmer, with the one closest to Wittmer listed first.
- Economy
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Ambridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Baden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Knob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Aliquippa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Gringo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Conway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wittmer, with the one closest to Wittmer listed first.
- Valencia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Glade Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Myoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Fox Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Callery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ekastown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Fernway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Frazier Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Watters
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wittmer, with the one closest to Wittmer listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arnold City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Fairhope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Banning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Brownstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Newell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Whitsett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wittmer, with the one closest to Wittmer listed first.
- White
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Clarksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lawrence County
- Ellport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Wittmer, with the one closest to Wittmer listed first.
- Thompsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Ellsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Finleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- McMurray
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- MacDonald
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Candor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Eagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Canonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wittmer, with the one closest to Wittmer listed first.
- New Kensington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Arnold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Burrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Murrysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Larimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- North Irwin
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Export
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bagdad
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Irwin
(18 miles [29 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wittmer, see our County-by-County Page for Wittmer.
Cemeteries Near Wittmer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wittmer.
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 Wittmer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wittmer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wittmer, with the one closest to Wittmer listed first.
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Light Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ohave Shalom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohave Shalom Cemetery
- The Ohave Shalom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auhave Shalom Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Royal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Royal Cemetery
- The Mt. Royal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Royal Memorial Park
- Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45539 <2>
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (431 more) ...
- Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- United Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- The United Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosemont United Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46549 <2>
- Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Pittsburgh.
- The Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery
- Christ Our Redeemer Cemetery
- North Side Cemetery
- Northside Catholic Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
- St. Philomena Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45627 <2>
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, Wittmer had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wittmer, with the one closest to Wittmer listed first.
- Etna
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glenshaw
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elfinwild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
- Morningside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morningside is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Sharpsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Aspinwall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Dorseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dorseyville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorseyville
- Talley Cavey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Talley Cavey is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cavey
- Perrysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- West View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bellevue
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woods Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wittmer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wittmer.
Newspapers Published in Wittmer ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wittmer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wittmer, 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 Wittmer.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wittmer:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Indiana County
- Lawrence 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 '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- Wittmer) 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 Wittmer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |