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 Chestnut Grove (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 Chestnut Grove. 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 Chestnut Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Chestnut Grove: Chestnut Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Chestnut Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chestnut Grove.
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 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 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.
Chestnut Grove is located in Clearfield County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clearfield County: Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Indiana & Jefferson.
Below are the counties that are near Chestnut Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chestnut Grove:
- Clearfield County (The home county of Chestnut Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Laborde
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Rockton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Luthersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grampian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Helvetia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Troutville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Curry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Curwensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- DuBois
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Lumber City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
- Bower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Flinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fallentimber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hastings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barnesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- Garmantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Thomas Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
- West Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Northern Cambria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
- Spangler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Patton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Benedict
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Lloydville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Carrolltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- North Philipsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- Philipsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Philipsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Glass City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- Casanova
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Casanova is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
- Sandy Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Brockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Scattertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Challenge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Shawmut
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Horton City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Kylers Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Byrnedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Dagus Mines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Benezette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Johnsonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Urey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Glen Campbell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rossiter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
- Cherry Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Hillsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Marchand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Rochester Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Savan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Savan is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
- Uniontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Trade City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Mottarns Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Sykesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Falls Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pancoast
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Prescottville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Red Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Reynoldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Winslow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Wishaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
- Panic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Crenshaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Allens Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chestnut Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Chestnut Grove.
Cemeteries Near Chestnut Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chestnut Grove.
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 Chestnut Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chestnut Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Salem Cemetery
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46287 <2>
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dressler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McClure Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morningside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Rumbarger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shaffer Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Chestnut Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chestnut Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Rockton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Luthersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Helvetia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Troutville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Narrows Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Narrows Creek is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
- Curry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Bells Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bells Landing is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Landing
- Curwensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Lumber City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
- DuBois
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sykesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Cramer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cramer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramer
- Bower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Bloomington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chestnut Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chestnut Grove.
Newspapers Published in Chestnut Grove ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chestnut Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chestnut Grove, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chestnut Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Chestnut Grove:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clearfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Elk County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chestnut Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chestnut Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |