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 York Run (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 York Run. 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 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.
York Run is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Garrett (MD), Greene, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, Monongalia (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near York Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to York Run:
- Fayette County (The home county of York Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Run, with the one closest to York Run listed first.
- Shoaf
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Highhouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Smithfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haydentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Uledi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Uledi is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uledi
- Hutchinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Leith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Hoover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Hopwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McClellandtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Puritan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Puritan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from York Run, with the one closest to York Run listed first.
- Sunny Side
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from York Run, with the one closest to York Run listed first.
- Greensboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nemacolin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Dilliner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Stringtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Ceylon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Fairdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Carmichaels
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Dunkard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Rices Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Khedive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Fordyce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from York Run, with the one closest to York Run listed first.
- Draketown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Confluence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ursina
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Addison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Listonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Markleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Casselman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from York Run, with the one closest to York Run listed first.
- Blainsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- California
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coal Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Daisytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deemston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Allenport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elco
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Speers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Stockdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from York Run, with the one closest to York Run listed first.
- Gibsonton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Scottdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monessen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smithton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- West Overton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Alverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Iron Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Webster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Wyano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Run, with the one closest to York Run listed first.
- Friendsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Accident
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Run, with the one closest to York Run listed first.
- Hoodsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Pleasant View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Mount Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Rivesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Neel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Neel is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Barrackville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Fairmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Samaria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Run, with the one closest to York Run listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Baker Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Maidsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Bowlby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Brookhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Morgantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Westover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Granville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Osage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Cassville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Laurel Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Run, with the one closest to York Run listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Bruceton Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Little Sandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Hazelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Masontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lenox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Reedsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arthurdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Orr
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Albright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to York Run, see our County-by-County Page for York Run.
Cemeteries Near York Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of York Run.
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 York Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for York Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from York Run, with the one closest to York Run listed first.
- Fairchance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchance Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairchance Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Fairchance.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969827 <2>
- Fairchance Veterans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Fairchance)
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Little White Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tomasza Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Society Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reformed Jewish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopwood.
- The St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Byzantine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170323 <2>
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Hopwood)
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (383 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 York Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of York Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from York Run, with the one closest to York Run listed first.
- Smithfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oliphant Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oliphant Furnace is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Furnace
- Highhouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Haydentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Brownfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Old Frame
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Frame is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
- Balsinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Balsinger is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsinger
- Hutchinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Leith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Hopwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McClellandtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Haddenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Haddenville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddenville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around York Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around York Run.
Newspapers Published in York Run ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around York Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of York Run, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for York Run.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 York Run:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Garrett County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston 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 York Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- York Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |