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 Buck Run (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 Buck Run. 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.
Name Variations for Buck Run ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Buckrun.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Buck Run. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buck Run.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Buck Run is located in Indiana 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 Indiana County: Armstrong, Cambria, Clearfield, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Buck Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buck Run:
- Indiana County (The home county of Buck Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Clymer
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dicksonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dicksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonville
- Commodore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Tanoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tanoma is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanoma
- Cookport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Purchase Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
- Rayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rayne is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
- Penn Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Flats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Heilwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heilwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
- Gilpin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilpin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Atwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Barnards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Bryan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elderton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yatesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- Blanco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Echo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Whitesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Muff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Oscar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oscar is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Blair County
- Highland Fling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Garmantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- West Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Nicktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Barnesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- Northern Cambria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
- Spangler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- White Mill Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Belsano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Hastings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Benedict
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Colver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Fairmont City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethlehem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Burnside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Sylvis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Westover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- New Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Mahaffey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- McPherron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Thompsontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Bower
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Mayes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayes is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
- Cherry Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Curry Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Valier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Punxsutawney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winslow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Albion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Oliveburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Timblin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Panic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Worthville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Coolspring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wishaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
- Green Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Langville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Somerset County
- Tire Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Seward
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Robb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- Bolivar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Florence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Burrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Livermore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- West Fairfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- Avonmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Derry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Derry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Derry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
- New Alexandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buck Run, see our County-by-County Page for Buck Run.
Cemeteries Near Buck Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buck Run.
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 Buck Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buck Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Sample Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Diamondville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Columbia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cookport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherryhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Marion Center.
- The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Decker's Point Baptist Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148815 <3>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Nebo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McDowell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wampler 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.<4>
While we didn't find Buck Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buck Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Dixonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dixonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixonville
- Onberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Onberg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onberg
- Kenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Tanoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tanoma is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanoma
- Penn Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Flats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Cookport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Purchase Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
- Deckers Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deckers Point is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckers Point
- Gilpin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilpin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Pikes Peak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Grisemore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spruce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spruce is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Marion Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nolo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buck Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buck Run.
Newspapers Published in Buck Run ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buck Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buck Run, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buck Run.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Buck Run:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Somerset County
- Westmoreland 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buck Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Buck Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |