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 Carlim (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 Carlim. 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 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 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.
Carlim is located in Blair 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 Blair County: Bedford, Cambria, Centre & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Carlim. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carlim:
- Blair County (The home county of Carlim)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlim, with the one closest to Carlim listed first.
- Covedale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Williamsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Point View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Springfield Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shellytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Flowing Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Oreminea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Royer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Culp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Beavertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Frankstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- Bellwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlim, with the one closest to Carlim listed first.
- Riddlesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- King
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Maria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Waterside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Langdondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Marble City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Saxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Loysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Enterprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Yellow Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Pavia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Coaldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlim, with the one closest to Carlim listed first.
- Buckhorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Lloydville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Dean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dysart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Gallitzin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tunnelhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Amsbry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Ashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spindley City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spindley City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
- Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Fallentimber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cresson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sankertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sankertown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlim, with the one closest to Carlim listed first.
- Marengo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Musser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Ramblewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Fairbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Port Matilda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Stormstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Pine Grove Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomsdorf
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Scotia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Park Forest Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park Forest Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest Village
- Glass City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlim, with the one closest to Carlim listed first.
- Ginter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Utahville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Ramey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Osceola Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hegarty Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Houtzdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brisbin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Parsonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Blain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Coalport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Rosebud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlim, with the one closest to Carlim listed first.
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Dry Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlim, with the one closest to Carlim listed first.
- Waterfall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wells Tannery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Clear Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlim, with the one closest to Carlim listed first.
- Water Street
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Hesston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marklesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Huntingdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Entriken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Birmingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Mill Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Huntingdon Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Seven Stars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlim, with the one closest to Carlim listed first.
- Peru Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perulack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Reeds Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- East Rutherford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- McCullochs Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlim, with the one closest to Carlim listed first.
- Kistler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Allensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Newton Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Menno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- McVeytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mattawana
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Belleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Kishacoquillas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carlim, see our County-by-County Page for Carlim.
Cemeteries Near Carlim ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carlim.
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 Carlim - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carlim covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carlim, with the one closest to Carlim listed first.
- Schmucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schucker Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Biddle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snively Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huyett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Loop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bosler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- David Beck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McConnellstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingdon Memorial Garden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (334 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shaffersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Carlim had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carlim, with the one closest to Carlim listed first.
- Covedale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Williamsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring
- Springfield Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ganister
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ganister is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganister
- Franklin Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Point View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Wertz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wertz is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wertz
- McConnellstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Water Street
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Canoe Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Canoe Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Creek
- Flowing Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reese
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reese is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Royer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carlim. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carlim.
Newspapers Published in Carlim ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carlim.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carlim, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carlim.
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 websites either 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 Carlim:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Blair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Carlim) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Carlim, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |