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 Beaverdam (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 Beaverdam. 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 Beaverdam ...
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.
Another variation: Beaver Dam.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beaverdam. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beaverdam.
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 hospitals 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.
Beaverdam is located in Centre 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 Centre County: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Beaverdam. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beaverdam:
- Centre County (The home county of Beaverdam)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Zerby
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Penn Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Spring Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Millheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Potters Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Centre Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Ingleby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Madisonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Madisonburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Aaronsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fruittown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Centre Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rebersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Lamar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tylersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Abdera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Abdera is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
- Greenburr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Cedar Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Rote
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Salona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Mill Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Loganton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Castanea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Flemington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Lock Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Ennisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Neffs Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Donation
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Dungarvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Seven Stars
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Mifflin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- McAlisterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflintown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swales
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Port Royal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Old Port
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Mexico
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Doyles Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Locust Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Thompsontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knousetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- McCullochs Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Jersey Shore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Antes Fort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
- Collomsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Milroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Honey Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Lumber City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alfarata
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Yeagertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burnham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Paintersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Highland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Kishacoquillas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Lewistown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Juniata Terrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- 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 Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Ickesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Millerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eshcol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Bannerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- McClure
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Beaver Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Benfer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Troxelville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Beavertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Paxtonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Penns Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coon Hunter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Middleburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Globe Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Cherry Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Glen Iron
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Laurelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Hartleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mifflinburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Red Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- New Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mazeppa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beaverdam, see our County-by-County Page for Beaverdam.
Cemeteries Near Beaverdam ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beaverdam.
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 Beaverdam - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beaverdam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Mountain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heckman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paradise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Lick Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellefonte City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46531 <3>
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 Beaverdam in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beaverdam.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Penn Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Zerby
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Spring Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Farmers Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmers Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Coburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Centre Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Potters Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Millheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poe Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poe Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Mills
- Ingleby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Aaronsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Madisonburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tusseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tusseyville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusseyville
- Siglerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Siglerville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siglerville
- Centre Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beaverdam. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beaverdam.
Newspapers Published in Beaverdam ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaverdam.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beaverdam, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beaverdam.
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 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 Beaverdam:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Centre County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Lycoming County
- Mifflin County
- Perry County
- Snyder County
- Union 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beaverdam) 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 Beaverdam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |