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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 Alta Manor (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 Alta Manor. 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 Alta Manor ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Alta Manor: Alta Mnr.
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 southeast 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 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.
Alta Manor is located in Blair 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 Blair County: Bedford, Cambria, Centre & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Alta Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alta Manor:
- Blair County (The home county of Alta Manor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alta Manor, with the one closest to Alta Manor listed first.
- Altoona
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highland Fling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Canan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Eldorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Cross Keys
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Bellwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frankstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- Duncansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hollidaysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Culp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Flowing Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Newry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alta Manor, with the one closest to Alta Manor listed first.
- King
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Maria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Pavia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Waterside
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- New Enterprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Loysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Osterburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Riddlesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Salemville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Marble City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Yellow Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alta Manor, with the one closest to Alta Manor listed first.
- Buckhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Dysart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Ashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gallitzin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Tunnelhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Amsbry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Spindley City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spindley City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
- Lloydville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Cresson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sankertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sankertown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alta Manor, with the one closest to Alta Manor listed first.
- Sandy Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Marengo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Glass City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- Musser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- South Philipsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- Port Matilda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- North Philipsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- Philipsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Stormstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alta Manor, with the one closest to Alta Manor listed first.
- Utahville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Lyleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Ginter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Blain City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Coalport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Hegarty Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Ramey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Irvona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Houtzdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McPherron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alta Manor, with the one closest to Alta Manor listed first.
- Water Street
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Birmingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Marklesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Alexandria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pennington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- McConnellstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Huntingdon Furnace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Entriken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hesston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Dungarvin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alta Manor, with the one closest to Alta Manor listed first.
- Alverda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Uniontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Cherry Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Grisemore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Heilwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Heilwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
- Rexis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rexis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
- Pine Flats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Wehrum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wehrum is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
- Cookport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Glen Campbell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Kenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alta Manor, with the one closest to Alta Manor listed first.
- Allensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kistler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alta Manor, with the one closest to Alta Manor listed first.
- Ogletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Paint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Windber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alta Manor, see our County-by-County Page for Alta Manor.
Cemeteries Near Alta Manor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alta Manor.
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 Alta Manor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alta Manor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alta Manor, with the one closest to Alta Manor listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Mary Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grandview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Altoona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44953 <2>
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Altoona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45918 <2>
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
- The Hutchinson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Guildford Cemetery
- McGarvey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45167 <2>
- Blacks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Alta Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alta Manor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alta Manor, with the one closest to Alta Manor listed first.
- Altoona
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Juniata
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Juniata is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Allegheny Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Allegheny Furnace is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Furnace
- Wopsononock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wopsononock is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wopsononock
- Canan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Eldorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Stiffler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stiffler is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiffler
- Frankstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- Bellwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roots
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roots is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roots
- Elstie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elstie is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstie
- Gallitzin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Duncansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hollidaysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loop is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alta Manor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alta Manor.
Newspapers Published in Alta Manor ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alta Manor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alta Manor, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alta Manor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Alta Manor:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Blair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Mifflin County
- Somerset 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 Alta Manor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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- Alta Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |