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 Boalsburg (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 Boalsburg. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Boalsburg 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 Boalsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boalsburg:
- Centre County (The home county of Boalsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boalsburg, with the one closest to Boalsburg listed first.
- Panorama Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Linden Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Lemont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Houserville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Houserville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
- State College
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomsdorf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Krumrine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Pine Grove Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fruittown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Pleasant Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Park Forest Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Park Forest Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest Village
- Centre Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Axemann
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Axemann is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boalsburg, with the one closest to Boalsburg listed first.
- Tyrone Forge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Tyrone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grazierville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Culp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Covedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Tipton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bellwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Forge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Point View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Springfield Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boalsburg, with the one closest to Boalsburg listed first.
- Kylertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Morrisdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Decatur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Decatur is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Decatur
- West Decatur has also been known as:
- Blue Ball
- Decatur
- Wallaceton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Parsonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Keewaydin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Brisbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Pottersdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Ginter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boalsburg, with the one closest to Boalsburg listed first.
- Abdera
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abdera is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
- Lamar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tylersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Cedar Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Beech Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenburr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Mill Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Rote
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Flemington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Castanea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lock Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boalsburg, with the one closest to Boalsburg listed first.
- Ennisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Neffs Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Dungarvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Donation
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Seven Stars
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Huntingdon Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Alexandria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Huntingdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Water Street
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Mill Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boalsburg, with the one closest to Boalsburg listed first.
- Doyles Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Mifflin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Reeds Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Mifflintown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCullochs Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Old Port
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McAlisterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Peru Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Mexico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- East Rutherford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Swales
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Perulack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boalsburg, with the one closest to Boalsburg listed first.
- Milroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kishacoquillas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Belleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lumber City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Menno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Honey Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Yeagertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burnham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Allensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lewistown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Juniata Terrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boalsburg, with the one closest to Boalsburg listed first.
- Bannerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- McClure
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Beaver Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Benfer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Troxelville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boalsburg, with the one closest to Boalsburg listed first.
- Cherry Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boalsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Boalsburg.
Cemeteries Near Boalsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boalsburg.
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 Boalsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boalsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boalsburg, with the one closest to Boalsburg listed first.
- Slab Cabin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centre County Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of State College.
- The Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1885601 <2>
- Pine Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Benner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rudy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Centre Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ennisville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- McAlevys Fort Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McAlevys Fort United Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Furnace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Boalsburg had a population of 417 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boalsburg, with the one closest to Boalsburg listed first.
- Linden Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Houserville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Houserville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
- Dale Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dale Summit is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Summit
- Krumrine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Pine Grove Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tusseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tusseyville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusseyville
- Pleasant Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Centre Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Fairbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Potters Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Centre Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Axemann
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Axemann is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
- Waddle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waddle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
- McAlevys Fort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McAlevys Fort is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlevys Fort
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boalsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boalsburg.
Newspapers Published in Boalsburg ...
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 Boalsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boalsburg, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boalsburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Boalsburg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Centre County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Clearfield County
- Clinton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boalsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Boalsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |