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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 Cassandra (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 Cassandra. 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 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.

Cassandra is located in Cambria County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cambria County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Indiana, Somerset & Westmoreland.

Below are the counties that are near Cassandra. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cassandra:

  • Cambria County     (The home county of Cassandra)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cassandra, with the one closest to Cassandra listed first.
    • South Fork
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ehrenfeld
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrenfeld
      • Ehrenfeld is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Summerhill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
      • Summerhill is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerhill <1>
    • Mineral Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
      • Mineral Point is located in Cambria County
    • West Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Cambria County
    • Saint Michael
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
      • Saint Michael is located in Cambria County
    • Sidman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vinco
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
      • Vinco is located in Cambria County
    • Salix
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
      • Salix is located in Cambria County
    • East Conemaugh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Conemaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Conemaugh
      • East Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
    • Franklin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Mundys Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Corner
      • Mundys Corner is located in Cambria County
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cassandra, with the one closest to Cassandra listed first.
    • Pavia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pavia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
      • Pavia is located in Bedford County
    • Pleasantville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • King
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
      • King is located in Bedford County
    • Osterburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • New Paris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
      • New Paris is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <1>
    • Maria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
      • Maria is located in Bedford County
    • Saint Clairsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clairsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
      • Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Schellsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg
      • Schellsburg is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schellsburg <1>
    • New Enterprise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
      • New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
    • Salemville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
      • Salemville is located in Bedford County
    • Waterside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
      • Waterside is located in Bedford County
    • Kegg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kegg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
      • Kegg is located in Bedford County
  • Blair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cassandra, with the one closest to Cassandra listed first.
    • Blue Knob
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
      • Blue Knob is located in Blair County
    • Puzzletown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
      • Puzzletown is located in Blair County
    • Cotton Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
      • Cotton Town is located in Blair County
    • Claysburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Brooks Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
      • Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
    • Duncansville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncansville
      • Duncansville is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncansville <1>
    • Newry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Canan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
      • Canan is located in Blair County
    • Hollidaysburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Roaring Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
      • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <1>
    • Altoona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Frankstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
      • Frankstown is located in Blair County
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cassandra, with the one closest to Cassandra listed first.
    • Sylvis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
      • Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
    • Westover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
    • McPherron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McPherron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
      • McPherron is located in Clearfield County
    • Coalport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyleville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
      • Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
    • Burnside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Blain City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blain City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
      • Blain City is located in Clearfield County
    • Rosebud
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosebud. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
      • Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cassandra, with the one closest to Cassandra listed first.
    • Rexis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
      • Rexis is located in Indiana County
    • Wehrum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
      • Wehrum is located in Indiana County
    • Dilltown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Armagh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Claghorn ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claghorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
      • Claghorn is located in Indiana County
    • Littletown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Littletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
      • Littletown is located in Indiana County
    • Nolo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
      • Nolo is located in Indiana County
    • Heshbon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
      • Heshbon is located in Indiana County
    • Suncliff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
      • Suncliff is located in Indiana County
    • Alverda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
      • Alverda is located in Indiana County
    • Heilwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heilwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
      • Heilwood is located in Indiana County
    • Robinson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Indiana County
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cassandra, with the one closest to Cassandra listed first.
    • Paint
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
      • Paint is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Windber
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Tire Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
      • Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
    • Davidsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsville
      • Davidsville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidsville <1>
    • Ogletown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
      • Ogletown is located in Somerset County
    • Benson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Hollsopple
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomas Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
      • Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
    • Blough
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
      • Blough is located in Somerset County
    • Jerome
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Somerset County
    • Forward
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
      • Forward is located in Somerset County
    • Hooversville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
      • Hooversville is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cassandra, with the one closest to Cassandra listed first.
    • Robb
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
      • Robb is located in Westmoreland County
    • Seward
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <1>
    • New Florence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • West Fairfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Fairfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
      • West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
    • Bolivar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Laurel Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain
      • Laurel Mountain is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Laurel Mountain has also been known as:
      • Laurel Mountain Park
    • Oak Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
    • Laughlintown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Burrell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
      • Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
    • Ligonier
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Darlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Darlington is located in Westmoreland County
    • Derry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
      • Derry is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cassandra, see our County-by-County Page for Cassandra.

Cemeteries Near Cassandra ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cassandra.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cassandra covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cassandra, with the one closest to Cassandra listed first.

  • South Fork Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael Catholic Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Sidman.
    • The St. Michael Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Michael Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181255 <5>
  • Sidman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sidman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sidman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sherbine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherbine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherbine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pringle Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pringle Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pringle Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
    • The Sacred Heart RC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2411019 <5>
  • Headrick Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Daisytown.
    • The Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cover Cemetery
    • Singer Cemetery
    • Singer Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45637 <5>
  • Continue List   (219 more) ...
    • Snavely Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snavely Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snavely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dunmyer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunmyer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunmyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cassandra had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Cassandra had a population of 132 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cassandra, with the one closest to Cassandra listed first.

  • South Fork
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ehrenfeld
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrenfeld
    • Ehrenfeld is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Summerhill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
    • Summerhill is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerhill <1>
  • Mineral Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
    • Mineral Point is located in Cambria County
  • Salix
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
    • Salix is located in Cambria County
  • Vinco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
    • Vinco is located in Cambria County
  • Elton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Elton is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <1>
  • Johnstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Conemaugh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conemaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
    • Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
  • Stonycreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonycreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonycreek
    • Stonycreek is located in Cambria County
  • Geistown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
    • Geistown is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Dunlo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
    • Dunlo is located in Cambria County
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    • Portage
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lilly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
    • Sonman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sonman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
      • Sonman is located in Cambria County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cassandra. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cassandra.

Newspapers Published in Cassandra ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cassandra.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cassandra, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cassandra.

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 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 Cassandra:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cassandra. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cassandra) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cassandra. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3651, Longitude: -78.7986       In this case, the coordinates for Cassandra have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Cassandra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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