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 Bridgeport (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 Bridgeport. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bridgeport is located in Clearfield 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 Clearfield County: Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Indiana & Jefferson.
Below are the counties that are near Bridgeport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bridgeport:
- Clearfield County (The home county of Bridgeport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Curwensville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lumber City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
- Grampian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Glen Richey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Richey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Richey
- Olanta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clearfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laborde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Plymptonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
- Gazzam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gazzam is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazzam
- Cherry Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Curry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Grazierville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Tipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Fling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Tyrone Forge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Bellwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Flinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fallentimber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lloydville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Thomas Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
- Hastings
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Patton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barnesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- Garmantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- West Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Saint Benedict
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Northern Cambria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Glass City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- North Philipsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- Philipsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Philipsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- Sandy Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Casanova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Casanova is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
- Pine Glen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Glen is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
- Moshannon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Moshannon is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
- Port Matilda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stormstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Scattertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Byrnedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brockport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Challenge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Shawmut
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Kylers Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Horton City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Benezette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dagus Mines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Dents Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Pennington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Birmingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Dungarvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Urey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Glen Campbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Hooverhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
- Rossiter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cherry Tree
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Uniontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Purchase Line
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
- Rochester Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Savan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Savan is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
- Marchand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Sykesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Falls Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pancoast
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Prescottville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Winslow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Red Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Reynoldsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wishaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
- Sandy Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Crenshaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Panic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bridgeport, see our County-by-County Page for Bridgeport.
Cemeteries Near Bridgeport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bridgeport.
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 Bridgeport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bridgeport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- McClure Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Snyder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crown Crest Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Watts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Owens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Bridgeport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bridgeport.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Curwensville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lumber City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
- Bloomington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Olanta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Richey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Richey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Richey
- Kerrmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kerrmoor is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrmoor
- New Millport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Millport is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Millport
- Oshanter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oshanter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshanter
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Bells Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Landing is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Landing
- Clearfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gazzam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gazzam is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazzam
- Leonard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leonard is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Bower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bridgeport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bridgeport.
Newspapers Published in Bridgeport ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bridgeport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bridgeport, 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 Bridgeport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Bridgeport:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clearfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Elk County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence 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 Bridgeport, 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 from Point A (ie- Bridgeport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |