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 Brumbaugh (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 Brumbaugh. 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.
Brumbaugh 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 Brumbaugh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brumbaugh:
- Bedford County (The home county of Brumbaugh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brumbaugh, with the one closest to Brumbaugh listed first.
- Salemville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Osterburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- King
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Maria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Saint Clairsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Loysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waterside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Woodbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Marble City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Pavia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brumbaugh, with the one closest to Brumbaugh listed first.
- Cotton Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Claysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roaring Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Sharpsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Blue Knob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Martinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Puzzletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Clover Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Newry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Duncansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hollidaysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brumbaugh, with the one closest to Brumbaugh listed first.
- Beaverdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Dunlo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlo is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
- Puritan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Bens Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Oil City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Portage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salix is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
- Scarlan Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scarlan Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlan Hill
- Sonman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sonman is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
- Spring Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Sidman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Michael
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Michael is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brumbaugh, with the one closest to Brumbaugh listed first.
- Wells Tannery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Valley-Hi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Akersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Crystal Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Waterfall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Emmaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Laidig
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Clear Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Harrisonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Pleasant Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Sipes Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Fort Littleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brumbaugh, with the one closest to Brumbaugh listed first.
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Coalmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Dudley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Broad Top City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Entriken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Salter
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Cooks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Joller ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Marklesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brumbaugh, with the one closest to Brumbaugh listed first.
- Ogletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Central City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Windber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Paint
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Buckstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
- Forward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Forward is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Indian Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Blough
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blough is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
- Hooversville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Benson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Davidsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brumbaugh, see our County-by-County Page for Brumbaugh.
Cemeteries Near Brumbaugh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brumbaugh.
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 Brumbaugh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brumbaugh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brumbaugh, with the one closest to Brumbaugh listed first.
- Burger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hetrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keagy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holsinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Replogle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fishertown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Steele Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stiefler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ritchey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Brumbaugh in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brumbaugh.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brumbaugh, with the one closest to Brumbaugh listed first.
- Osterburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salemville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Oppenheimer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oppenheimer is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppenheimer
- New Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Saint Clairsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Maria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- King
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Queen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Queen is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen
- Loysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waterside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Spring Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Meadow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Cessna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cessna is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Imlertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Imlertown is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlertown
- Bakers Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Summit is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Summit
- Fishertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brumbaugh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brumbaugh.
Newspapers Published in Brumbaugh ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brumbaugh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brumbaugh, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brumbaugh.
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 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 Brumbaugh:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Somerset 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 Brumbaugh, 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 from Point A (ie- Brumbaugh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |