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 Pettit Heights (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 Pettit Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Pettit Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pettit Heights: Pettit Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals 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.
Pettit Heights is located in Brooke County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brooke County: Jefferson (OH), Washington (PA), Hancock & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Pettit Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pettit Heights:
- Brooke County (The home county of Pettit Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettit Heights, with the one closest to Pettit Heights listed first.
- Beech Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Dutch Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Follansbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Hooverson Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettit Heights, with the one closest to Pettit Heights listed first.
- Weirton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Zalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- New Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Fairhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettit Heights, with the one closest to Pettit Heights listed first.
- Allendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Benwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dallas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Sherrard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- McMechen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Calis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Calis is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Glen Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Limestone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Moundsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Knoxville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Rocklick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettit Heights, with the one closest to Pettit Heights listed first.
- West Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Potomac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Echo Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Point Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Triadelphia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wheeling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Belmont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettit Heights, with the one closest to Pettit Heights listed first.
- Martins Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colerain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colerain is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Bridgeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- West Wheeling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheeling
- Barton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Crescent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Bellaire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blainesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
- Kinsman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
- Neffs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neffs is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs
- Carroll County (OH)
- Wattsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettit Heights, with the one closest to Pettit Heights listed first.
- New Salisbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Wellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Liverpool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Walkers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- East End
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- La Croft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Salineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Calcutta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glenmoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Harrison County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettit Heights, with the one closest to Pettit Heights listed first.
- Blairmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
- Harrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Hopedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Unionvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
- Cadiz Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Narva
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Narva is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Apex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Apex is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Cadiz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cadiz is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <1>
- New Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Germano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Germano is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Jewett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettit Heights, with the one closest to Pettit Heights listed first.
- Brilliant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Georges Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- New Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Highland City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Rayland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Tiltonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Gould
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Mingo Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Glen is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Glen
- Yorkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dillonvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Allegheny County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettit Heights, with the one closest to Pettit Heights listed first.
- Murdocksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Sturgeon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Noblestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Oakdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Bridgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Moon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Upper Saint Clair
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Essen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Heidelberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Heidelberg is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettit Heights, with the one closest to Pettit Heights listed first.
- Comettsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Kendall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Frankfort Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Harshaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Hookstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Midland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shippingport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Gringo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Industry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettit Heights, with the one closest to Pettit Heights listed first.
- Ryerson Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- West Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- McCracken
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Rutan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rutan is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
- Swarts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swarts is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- Aleppo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Higbee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Holbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Rogersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettit Heights, with the one closest to Pettit Heights listed first.
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Acheson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Acheson is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acheson
- West Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Middletown is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Pattersons Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- West Alexander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hanlin Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Coon Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coon Island is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Island
- Cross Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Claysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pettit Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Pettit Heights.
Cemeteries Near Pettit Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pettit Heights.
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 Pettit Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pettit Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pettit Heights, with the one closest to Pettit Heights listed first.
- Wells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kadesh Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Everson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bayless Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless Cemetery
- The Bayless Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brand Farm Cemetery
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Cemetery
- The Indian Mound Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hodgens Cemetery
- West Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brooke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooke Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooke Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Wellsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77860 <3>
- Hopewell Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- Short Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Alexandria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Pettit Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pettit Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pettit Heights, with the one closest to Pettit Heights listed first.
- Beech Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Brilliant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Salt Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Run
- Rush Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rush Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Warrenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Short Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Short Creek is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Wellsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shannon is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- West Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Lazearville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lazearville is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazearville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Georges Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Tiltonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Yorkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pettit Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pettit Heights.
Newspapers Published in Pettit Heights ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pettit Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pettit Heights, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pettit Heights.
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 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 Pettit Heights:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Brooke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Marshall County
- Ohio County
- Belmont County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Greene County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | 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- Pettit Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Pettit Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |