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 Beacon Lodge (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 Beacon Lodge. 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 Beacon Lodge ...
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 Beacon Lodge: Beacon Ldg. (or less commonly used: Beacon Ldge.)
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.
Beacon Lodge is located in Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, Fulton, Juniata & Mifflin.
Below are the counties that are near Beacon Lodge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beacon Lodge:
- Huntingdon County (The home county of Beacon Lodge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Lodge, with the one closest to Beacon Lodge listed first.
- Aughwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Mount Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shirleysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Mill Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Birdville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Blairs Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Orbisonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Cassville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Pogue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Lodge, with the one closest to Beacon Lodge listed first.
- Saxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riddlesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Langdondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Coaldale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Marble City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Lodge, with the one closest to Beacon Lodge listed first.
- Covedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Shellytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Williamsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beavertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Franklin Forge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Oreminea
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Point View
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Springfield Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Royer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Clover Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Flowing Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Culp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Lodge, with the one closest to Beacon Lodge listed first.
- Fairbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Musser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Pine Grove Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ramblewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Bloomsdorf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Boalsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marengo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Fruittown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Panorama Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Krumrine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Linden Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- State College
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Lodge, with the one closest to Beacon Lodge listed first.
- Newburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Newville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bears Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Big Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Shippensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Cross Roads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Plainfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Lodge, with the one closest to Beacon Lodge listed first.
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Dry Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Newbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Roxbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Mowersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Pleasant Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Freestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Orrstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Keefers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Metal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Cowans Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Lodge, with the one closest to Beacon Lodge listed first.
- Burnt Cabins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Clear Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Waterfall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Littleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Knobsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Laidig
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Wells Tannery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Harrisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Valley-Hi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Lodge, with the one closest to Beacon Lodge listed first.
- Peru Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perulack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- East Rutherford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Reeds Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- McCullochs Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Doyles Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Old Port
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Lodge, with the one closest to Beacon Lodge listed first.
- Newton Hamilton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Kistler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Atkinson Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Mattawana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Menno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Belleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Juniata Terrace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Kishacoquillas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Lewistown Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Lodge, with the one closest to Beacon Lodge listed first.
- New Germantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kistler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Cisna Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Bixler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Centre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Ickesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Landisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alinda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Elliottsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Eshcol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beacon Lodge, see our County-by-County Page for Beacon Lodge.
Cemeteries Near Beacon Lodge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beacon Lodge.
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 Beacon Lodge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beacon Lodge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beacon Lodge, with the one closest to Beacon Lodge listed first.
- Otelia Mennonite Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bell's Furnace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Newton Hamilton United Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Huling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haven Rest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barkley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Germany Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fields Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Beacon Lodge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beacon Lodge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beacon Lodge, with the one closest to Beacon Lodge listed first.
- Newton Hamilton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Vineyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyard is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Mount Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ryde
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ryde is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryde
- Atkinson Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Shirleysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peru Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Mapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Blacklog
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blacklog is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklog
- Mill Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Culbertson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Culbertson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson
- Airydale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Airydale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airydale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blairs Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Mattawana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beacon Lodge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beacon Lodge.
Newspapers Published in Beacon Lodge ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beacon Lodge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beacon Lodge, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beacon Lodge.
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 websites either 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 Beacon Lodge:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Huntingdon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Centre County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry 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 Beacon Lodge, 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- Beacon Lodge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |