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 Anderson Creek (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 Anderson Creek. 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 Anderson Creek ...
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 Anderson Creek: Anderson Crk. (or less commonly used: Anderson Ck. or Anderson Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Anderson Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Anderson Creek.
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 doctors and 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.
Anderson Creek is located in Clearfield 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 Clearfield County: Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Indiana & Jefferson.
Below are the counties that are near Anderson Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anderson Creek:
- Clearfield County (The home county of Anderson Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson Creek, with the one closest to Anderson Creek listed first.
- Winterburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Tyler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Rockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Mount Joy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Plymptonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
- Treasure Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- Clearfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hyde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Laborde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Curwensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Luthersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- DuBois
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cambria County
- Flinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson Creek, with the one closest to Anderson Creek listed first.
- Mix Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Beechwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Driftwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Wyside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Cameron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Weber City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Emporium
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson Creek, with the one closest to Anderson Creek listed first.
- Casanova
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Casanova is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
- Philipsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Philipsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- South Philipsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- Pine Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Glen is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
- Glass City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sandy Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Moshannon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Moshannon is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson Creek, with the one closest to Anderson Creek listed first.
- Scattertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Byrnedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Kylers Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Brockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Challenge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Shawmut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Dagus Mines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Benezette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horton City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Grant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Saint Marys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson Creek, with the one closest to Anderson Creek listed first.
- Johnsonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Urey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Glen Campbell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rossiter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson Creek, with the one closest to Anderson Creek listed first.
- Crenshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Falls Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pancoast
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Red Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Sykesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brockway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prescottville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Sandy Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Reynoldsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Allens Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Wishaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
- Warsaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Anderson Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Anderson Creek.
Cemeteries Near Anderson Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anderson Creek.
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 Anderson Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Anderson Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Anderson Creek, with the one closest to Anderson Creek listed first.
- Laurel Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bundy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dressler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Conway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kooker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bundy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bundy Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of DuBois.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44475 <3>
- Morningside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Salem Cemetery
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46287 <3>
- Woods Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crown Crest Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Anderson Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Anderson Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Anderson Creek, with the one closest to Anderson Creek listed first.
- Winterburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Penfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tyler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Sabula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sabula is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
- Rockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Narrows Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Narrows Creek is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
- Clearfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weedville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Leonard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Luthersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Curwensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- DuBois
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clearfield Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clearfield Junction is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Anderson Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anderson Creek.
Newspapers Published in Anderson Creek ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anderson Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anderson Creek, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anderson Creek.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Anderson Creek:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clearfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cambria County
- Cameron County
- Centre County
- Elk County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anderson Creek) 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 Anderson Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |