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 (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. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anderson:
- Clearfield County (The home county of Anderson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Rockton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Laborde
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Luthersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Helvetia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- DuBois
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Grampian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Troutville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Treasure Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- Winterburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Curwensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Flinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fallentimber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Barnesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- Garmantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Hastings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
- Northern Cambria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
- West Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Patton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Benedict
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Spangler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Lloydville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- 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
- North Philipsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- Philipsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Philipsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- Casanova
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Casanova is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
- Glass City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- Sandy Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Brockport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Challenge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Scattertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Horton City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Shawmut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Kylers Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Byrnedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Dagus Mines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Benezette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Forest County
- Clarington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Johnsonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Urey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Glen Campbell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rossiter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverhurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
- Marchand
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Rochester Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Savan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Savan is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
- Hillsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Trade City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Cherry Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Mottarns Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Sykesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Falls Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pancoast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Red Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Prescottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Reynoldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Wishaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
- Crenshaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Winslow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Panic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Albion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(12 miles [19.3 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, see our County-by-County Page for Anderson.
Cemeteries Near Anderson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anderson.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Anderson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dressler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morningside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Rumbarger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Anderson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Anderson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Rockton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Luthersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Narrows Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Narrows Creek is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
- Helvetia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Troutville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Sabula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sabula is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
- DuBois
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Winterburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Sykesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cramer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cramer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramer
- Bells Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bells Landing is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Landing
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Curwensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pancoast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Anderson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anderson.
Newspapers Published in Anderson ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anderson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anderson, 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 Anderson.
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 Anderson:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clearfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Elk County
- Forest 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> | 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 Anderson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anderson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |