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 Breezewood (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 Breezewood. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Breezewood is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Allegany (MD), Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Breezewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Breezewood:
- Bedford County (The home county of Breezewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezewood, with the one closest to Breezewood listed first.
- Graceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coaldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Everett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Langdondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Saxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marble City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Yellow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Penn Wood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Penn Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wood
- Riddlesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Ott Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezewood, with the one closest to Breezewood listed first.
- Clover Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Martinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Claysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- East Sharpsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Roaring Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beavertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Brooks Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Oreminea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Shellytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Newry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Knob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Puzzletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezewood, with the one closest to Breezewood listed first.
- Cowans Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Fort Loudon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Metal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Dickey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Freestone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Markes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Mercersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Thomas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Claylick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Rockdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Keefers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Williamson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezewood, with the one closest to Breezewood listed first.
- Akersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Valley-Hi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Crystal Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Emmaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Wells Tannery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Sipes Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Laidig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Pleasant Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Harrisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterfall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Covalt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezewood, with the one closest to Breezewood listed first.
- Broad Top City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Coalmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Dudley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Robertsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Cooks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Joller ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Selea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Kimmel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Maddensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Salter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Coles ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezewood, with the one closest to Breezewood listed first.
- Ogletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- New Baltimore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Central City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezewood, with the one closest to Breezewood listed first.
- Little Orleans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Flintstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Rush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezewood, with the one closest to Breezewood listed first.
- Hancock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pearre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Big Pool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezewood, with the one closest to Breezewood listed first.
- Hancock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Sleepy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Bath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Berryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Orleans Cross Roads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Cherry Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Doe Gully
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Holton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Hansrote
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Breezewood, see our County-by-County Page for Breezewood.
Cemeteries Near Breezewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Breezewood.
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 Breezewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Breezewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Breezewood, with the one closest to Breezewood listed first.
- Everett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hershberger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yellow Creek Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46229 <2>
- Ritchey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wink Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steele Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waterfall Methodist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Duvalls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- Hetrick Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Robertsdale Italian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Breezewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Breezewood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Breezewood, with the one closest to Breezewood listed first.
- Jackson Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Mills is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Mills
- Akersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Gapsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gapsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapsville
- Crystal Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Graceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Mench
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mench is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mench
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Everett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mattie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mattie is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Emmaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Sipes Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Saluvia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saluvia is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluvia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cypher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cypher is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher
- Wells Tannery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Tatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tatesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Breezewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Breezewood.
Newspapers Published in Breezewood ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Breezewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Breezewood, 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 Breezewood.
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 helpful 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 Breezewood:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Somerset County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Morgan 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 Breezewood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Breezewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |