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 Banian Junction (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 Banian Junction. 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 Banian Junction ...
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 Banian Junction: Banian Jct. (or less commonly used: Banian Jctn.)
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 northeast 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 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.
Banian Junction 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 Banian Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Banian Junction:
- Clearfield County (The home county of Banian Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Banian Junction, with the one closest to Banian Junction listed first.
- Houtzdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Belsena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belsena is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsena
- Belsena has also been known as:
- Belsena Mills
- Ramey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Hegarty Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Glen Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Brisbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Ginter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Parsonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Utahville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Blain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Coalport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banian Junction, with the one closest to Banian Junction listed first.
- Tyrone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grazierville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Tipton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Highland Fling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Tyrone Forge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Culp
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Altoona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Canan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Flowing Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Point View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banian Junction, with the one closest to Banian Junction listed first.
- Flinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fallentimber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lloydville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Dean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dysart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Thomas Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
- Hastings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Patton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Chest Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Amsbry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banian Junction, with the one closest to Banian Junction listed first.
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sandy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Glass City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- South Philipsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- North Philipsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- Philipsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Casanova
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Casanova is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
- Port Matilda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marengo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Stormstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Musser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Ramblewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Elk County
- Scattertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banian Junction, with the one closest to Banian Junction listed first.
- Pennington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Birmingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Dungarvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Huntingdon Furnace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Seven Stars
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Water Street
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Neffs Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banian Junction, with the one closest to Banian Junction listed first.
- Glen Campbell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Urey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Hooverhurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
- Uniontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Cherry Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Johnsonburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Alverda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Grisemore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Cookport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Purchase Line
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
- Rossiter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banian Junction, with the one closest to Banian Junction listed first.
- Winslow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Sykesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Falls Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pancoast
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Prescottville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Wishaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
- Punxsutawney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Panic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Red Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Reynoldsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Banian Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Banian Junction.
Cemeteries Near Banian Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Banian Junction.
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 Banian Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Banian Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Banian Junction, with the one closest to Banian Junction listed first.
- Beulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Barbara Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Weld Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Utahville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Utahville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Utahville.
- The Utahville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Utahville UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #481119 <2>
- Criswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Baughman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- St. Basil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spangle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Banian Junction had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Banian Junction, with the one closest to Banian Junction listed first.
- Madera
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Smoke Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smoke Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Run
- Hegarty Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Ramey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Houtzdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kendrick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kendrick is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
- Belsena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belsena is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsena
- Belsena has also been known as:
- Belsena Mills
- Glen Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Morann
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morann is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morann
- Brisbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Utahville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Goss Run Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goss Run Junction is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Run Junction
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sterling is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Irvona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Banian Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Banian Junction.
Newspapers Published in Banian Junction ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Banian Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Banian Junction, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Banian Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Banian Junction:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clearfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Elk County
- Huntingdon 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 Banian Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Banian Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |