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 Advance (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 Advance. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Advance is located in Indiana 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 Indiana County: Armstrong, Cambria, Clearfield, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Advance. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Advance:
- Indiana County (The home county of Advance)
- The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Willet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Creekside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Shelocta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Davis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Kimmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kimmel is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Beyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Parkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Plumville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Chevy Chase Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chevy Chase Heights is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Heights
- Shado-Wood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shado-Wood Village is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shado-Wood Village
- Gilpin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gilpin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Home is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Sligo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Natrona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Brackenridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tarentum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Leechburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- New Texas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cheswick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Culmerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Harwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Rural Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Atwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Elderton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blanco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Rural Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- Whitesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Barnards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Bryan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Echo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Oscar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oscar is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Cochrans Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Leasureville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Dennys Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Fenelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ekastown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Kepples Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Saint Joe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Great Belt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Saxonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chicora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Herman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Garmantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- White Mill Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Nicktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Belsano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Vintondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vintondale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Barnesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- Northern Cambria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
- Spangler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- West Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Twin Rocks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Wilmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Fairmont City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Bethlehem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hawthorn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Lawsonham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Brinkerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Piolett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Phillipston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Catfish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- East Brady
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rimersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Frogtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Burnside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Sylvis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- New Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Westover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Mahaffey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Valier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Timblin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Langville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Worthville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Punxsutawney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pansy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Albion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Oliveburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Coolspring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Winslow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Ohl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Green Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Panic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Avonmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Salina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Vandergrift
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Oklahoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Vandergrift
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hyde Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Weinel Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- West Leechburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Burrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Bagdad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- North Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Slickville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slickville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Advance, see our County-by-County Page for Advance.
Cemeteries Near Advance ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Advance.
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 Advance - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Advance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Speedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Grove Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Beyer and Shelocta. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Beyer.
- The Harmony Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Five Points Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45039 <4>
- Plum Creek Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crooked Creek Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Bend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
- The St. Bernards Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Bernards of Clairvoux Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45990 <4>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Advance had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Atwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Willet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Elderton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shelocta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creekside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Chambersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Davis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Parkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Rural Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kimmel is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Blanco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- South Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Crete
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crete is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Plumville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Whitesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Advance. See our List of 1890's Communities around Advance.
Newspapers Published in Advance ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Advance.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Advance, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Advance.
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 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 Advance:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Cambria County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Beyer and Shelocta. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Advance) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Advance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |