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 Briarly (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 Briarly. 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 hospitals 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.
Briarly 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 Briarly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Briarly:
- Centre County (The home county of Briarly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarly, with the one closest to Briarly listed first.
- Waddle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waddle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
- Julian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Krumrine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Park Forest Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Park Forest Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest Village
- Houserville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Houserville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- State College
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scotia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Bloomsdorf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Panorama Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Axemann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Axemann is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
- Bellefonte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarly, with the one closest to Briarly listed first.
- Tyrone Forge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Tyrone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grazierville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Tipton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Culp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Bellwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Covedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- 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
- Cambria County
- Lloydville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarly, with the one closest to Briarly listed first.
- Kylertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Hill
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Osceola Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Decatur
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Keewaydin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
- Ashland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Pottersdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Brisbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Parsonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Shiloh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ginter
(25 miles [40.2 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 Briarly, with the one closest to Briarly 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tylersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Beech Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- 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
- Keating
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Cooks Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Farrandsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- 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
- Rote
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Bitumen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarly, with the one closest to Briarly listed first.
- Dungarvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Ennisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Neffs Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Seven Stars
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Huntingdon Furnace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Pennington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Donation
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Birmingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Alexandria
(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
- Huntingdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarly, with the one closest to Briarly listed first.
- Milroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Menno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Belleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kishacoquillas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Honey Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Lumber City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yeagertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burnham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Juniata Terrace
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Lewistown Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Snyder County
- Bannerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Union County
- Cherry Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Briarly, see our County-by-County Page for Briarly.
Cemeteries Near Briarly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Briarly.
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 Briarly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Briarly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Briarly, with the one closest to Briarly listed first.
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slab Cabin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Centre County Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <2>
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trcziyulny Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Briarly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Briarly.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Briarly, with the one closest to Briarly listed first.
- Fillmore
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Waddle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waddle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
- Julian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Run is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Run
- Krumrine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Houserville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Houserville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dale Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dale Summit is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Summit
- Stormstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Boalsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linden Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Pleasant Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Axemann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Axemann is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
- Bellefonte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Briarly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Briarly.
Newspapers Published in Briarly ...
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 Briarly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Briarly, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Briarly.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Briarly:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Centre County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Clearfield County
- Clinton County
- Huntingdon 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> | 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 Briarly, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Briarly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |