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 Black Lick (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 Black Lick. 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 southeast 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 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.
Black Lick is located in Indiana 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 Indiana County: Armstrong, Cambria, Clearfield, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Black Lick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Lick:
- Indiana County (The home county of Black Lick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick, with the one closest to Black Lick listed first.
- Josephine
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Palmertown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graceton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Smathers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Homer City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heshbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heshbon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
- Waterman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
- Claghorn ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Claghorn is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
- Aultman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Jacksonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick, with the one closest to Black Lick listed first.
- Sligo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Natrona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Plum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
- Brackenridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leechburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- New Texas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Garden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Pitcairn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tarentum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Unity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick, with the one closest to Black Lick listed first.
- Olivet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Edmon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Elderton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Church
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrans Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Orchard Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Atwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- North Apollo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Apollo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Blanco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Rural Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick, with the one closest to Black Lick listed first.
- Wilmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vintondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vintondale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- White Mill Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Belsano
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Twin Rocks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brownstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
- Lilly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Southmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Westmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
- Conemaugh
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
- East Conemaugh
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Conemaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
- Clearfield County
- Sylvis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick, with the one closest to Black Lick listed first.
- Laurelville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Bear Rocks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Champion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick, with the one closest to Black Lick listed first.
- Thomas Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Tire Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Laurel Mountain Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jerome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Davidsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
- Jennerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Benson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Hollsopple
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jenners is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
- Paint
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Windber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick, with the one closest to Black Lick listed first.
- Burrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Bolivar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- New Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- Robb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- Seward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Derry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Derry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Derry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
- New Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Avonmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black Lick, see our County-by-County Page for Black Lick.
Cemeteries Near Black Lick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Lick.
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 Black Lick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black Lick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black Lick, with the one closest to Black Lick listed first.
- Coral Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coral Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coral.
- The Coral Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129169 <2>
- Kunkle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smathers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McIntire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Frye Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Black Lick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Black Lick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Black Lick, with the one closest to Black Lick listed first.
- Smith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Graceton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Snyder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Blairsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homer City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smathers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Burrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Cokeville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeville
- Heshbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heshbon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
- Grays
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grays is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
- Bolivar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Two Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black Lick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Lick.
Newspapers Published in Black Lick ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Lick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Lick, 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 Black Lick.
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 Black Lick:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Cambria County
- Clearfield County
- Fayette County
- Somerset County
- Westmoreland 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 Black Lick, 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 from Point A (ie- Black Lick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |