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 Wylandville (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 Wylandville. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Wylandville 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 Wylandville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wylandville:
- Washington County (The home county of Wylandville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wylandville, with the one closest to Wylandville listed first.
- Eighty Four
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dunningsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dunningsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunningsville
- Gilkeson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilkeson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
- McGovern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McGovern is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGovern
- Meadow Lands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Canonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Strabane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laboratory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laboratory is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
- East Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Washington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
- Braddock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Braddock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
- Arden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wylandville, with the one closest to Wylandville listed first.
- Library
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Saint Clair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Essen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Mount Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brightwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Cochrans Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Castle Shannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wylandville, with the one closest to Wylandville listed first.
- Gringo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- South Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Ambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Comettsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Crestmont Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Frankfort Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Harshaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Aliquippa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Sheffield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Kendall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wylandville, with the one closest to Wylandville listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- La Belle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Fairhope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Fayette City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Lynnwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Alicia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Chamouni
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- East Millsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millsboro
- Luzerne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Arnold City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Brownstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wylandville, with the one closest to Wylandville listed first.
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Chartiers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Lippincott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Swarts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Rices Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Morrisville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Waynesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Khedive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Carmichaels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wylandville, with the one closest to Wylandville listed first.
- Gibsonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Monessen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Belle Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Sutersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Shaner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- West Newton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Smithton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Herminie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rillton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Larimer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wylandville, with the one closest to Wylandville listed first.
- Brilliant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Deandale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Georges Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Mingo Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gould
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Alikanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Steubenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- New Alexandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Rayland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tiltonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Toronto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wylandville, with the one closest to Wylandville listed first.
- Bethany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dutch Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Hooverson Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Shank Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Follansbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Beech Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Windsor Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wylandville, with the one closest to Wylandville listed first.
- Weirton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wylandville, with the one closest to Wylandville listed first.
- Dallas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Calis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Rocklick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wylandville, with the one closest to Wylandville listed first.
- Potomac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Point Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Triadelphia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clearview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Echo Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Pleasant Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wylandville, see our County-by-County Page for Wylandville.
Cemeteries Near Wylandville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wylandville.
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 Wylandville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wylandville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wylandville, with the one closest to Wylandville listed first.
- United Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Munntown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chartiers Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers Hill Cemetery
- The Chartiers Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chartiers Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
- Hill Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44570 <2>
- Letherman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letherman Cemetery
- The Letherman Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Pigeon Creek Dunkard Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Payne Place Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (457 more) ...
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Washington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46585 <2>
- Polish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wylandville had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wylandville, with the one closest to Wylandville listed first.
- Eighty Four
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zediker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zediker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zediker
- Dunningsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dunningsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunningsville
- Gilkeson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilkeson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
- Thomas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- South Strabane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Strabane is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strabane
- Glyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glyde is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyde
- Vanceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vanceville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceville
- Kammerer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kammerer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kammerer
- McGovern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McGovern is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGovern
- Meadow Lands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Laboratory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laboratory is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Morganza
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morganza is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Odell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Odell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Canonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wylandville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wylandville.
Newspapers Published in Wylandville ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wylandville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wylandville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wylandville.
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 Wylandville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Westmoreland County
- Jefferson County
- Brooke County
- Hancock County
- Marshall County
- Ohio 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 Wylandville, 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- Wylandville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |