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 Alvan (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 Alvan. 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 hospitals and 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.
Alvan is located in Bedford County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bedford County: Allegany (MD), Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Alvan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alvan:
- Bedford County (The home county of Alvan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alvan, with the one closest to Alvan listed first.
- Saxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Saxton is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <2>
- Coaldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Langdondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Riddlesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <2>
- Graceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Marble City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <2>
- Yellow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Breezewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezewood
- Breezewood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezewood <2>
- Waterside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- New Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alvan, with the one closest to Alvan listed first.
- Clover Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Martinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <2>
- Beavertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Oreminea
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Shellytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Claysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysburg
- Claysburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claysburg <2>
- Roaring Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
- Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <2>
- Cotton Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Williamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
- Newry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newry <2>
- Frankstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Hollidaysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
- Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <2>
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alvan, with the one closest to Alvan listed first.
- Puritan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
- Bens Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bens Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Tunnelhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnelhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
- Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alvan, with the one closest to Alvan listed first.
- Cowans Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowans Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Metal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Freestone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Fort Loudon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loudon
- Fort Loudon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Loudon <2>
- Doylestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doylestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Newbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Cove Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Markes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Saint Thomas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Saint Thomas is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Thomas <2>
- Roxbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Mercersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg
- Mercersburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercersburg <2>
- Pleasant Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alvan, with the one closest to Alvan listed first.
- Waterfall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Waterfall is located in Fulton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterfall <2>
- Valley-Hi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Laidig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Fort Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Littleton
- Fort Littleton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Littleton <2>
- Harrisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Burnt Cabins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Crystal Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Pleasant Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Sipes Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sipes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- McConnellsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
- McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <2>
- Emmaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Websters Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alvan, with the one closest to Alvan listed first.
- Broad Top City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Top City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Robertsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Dudley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Cooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Joller ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Coalmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Kimmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Selea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Coles ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Saltillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alvan, with the one closest to Alvan listed first.
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Peru Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Perulack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alvan, with the one closest to Alvan listed first.
- Kistler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Newton Hamilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Atkinson Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Somerset County
- Ogletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Ogletown
- Washington County (MD)
- Hancock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <2>
- Hancock
- Morgan County (WV)
- Hancock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Hancock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alvan, see our County-by-County Page for Alvan.
Newspapers Published in Alvan ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alvan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alvan, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alvan.
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 helpful 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 Alvan:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Pennsylvania State Archives
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cambria County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fulton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Huntingdon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juniata County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mifflin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Somerset County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morgan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Blair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Bedford County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Bedford County
Cemeteries Near Alvan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alvan.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alvan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alvan, with the one closest to Alvan listed first.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Robertsdale Italian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robertsdale Italian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robertsdale Italian Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
- Duvalls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duvalls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duvalls Cemetery
- Ave Maria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ave Maria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ave Maria Cemetery
- Dudley Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dudley Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dudley Methodist Cemetery
- Waterfall Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterfall Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterfall Methodist Church Cemetery
- Broad Top IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broad Top IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broad Top IOOF Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Waterfall.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Shore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shore Cemetery
- Edwards Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Family Cemetery
- Colmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colmont Cemetery
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Coles Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coles Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coles Valley Cemetery
- Rhoat Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhoat Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhoat Family Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Alvan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alvan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alvan, with the one closest to Alvan listed first.
- Saxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Saxton is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <2>
- Wells Tannery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Tannery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Enid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - New Grenada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Grenada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grenada
- New Grenada is located in Fulton County
- Robertsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Kearney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Dudley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Waterfall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Waterfall is located in Fulton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterfall <2>
- Defiance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Coalmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Cooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Riddlesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gracey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Dublin Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Mills
- Dublin Mills is located in Fulton County
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <2>
- Gracey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alvan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alvan.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alvan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Alvan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alvan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1462, Longitude: -78.1492 In this case, the coordinates for Alvan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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 Alvan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |