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 Claypoole Heights (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 Claypoole Heights. 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 Claypoole Heights ...
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 Claypoole Heights: Claypoole Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 southeast 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Claypoole Heights 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 Claypoole Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Claypoole Heights:
- Indiana County (The home county of Claypoole Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Claypoole Heights, with the one closest to Claypoole Heights listed first.
- Shado-Wood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shado-Wood Village is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shado-Wood Village
- Indiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chevy Chase Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Heights is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Heights
- Ben Avon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ben Avon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Lucerne Mines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lucerne Mines is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne Mines
- Creekside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Shelocta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Homer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smathers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Aultman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Parkwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Chambersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claypoole Heights, with the one closest to Claypoole Heights listed first.
- Karns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Sligo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Natrona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Brackenridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tarentum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leechburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- New Texas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claypoole Heights, with the one closest to Claypoole Heights listed first.
- Atwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Elderton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Blanco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Rural Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Barnards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Yatesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- Cochrans Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Bryan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Spring Church
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Echo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claypoole Heights, with the one closest to Claypoole Heights listed first.
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Leasureville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Dennys Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claypoole Heights, with the one closest to Claypoole Heights listed first.
- White Mill Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Vintondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vintondale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Belsano
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Twin Rocks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garmantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Nicktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Cardiff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Barnesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- Colver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Northern Cambria
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Nanty Glo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claypoole Heights, with the one closest to Claypoole Heights listed first.
- Fairmont City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hawthorn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Bethlehem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Lawsonham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claypoole Heights, with the one closest to Claypoole Heights listed first.
- Sylvis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Burnside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Westover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Mahaffey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Washington
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Newburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claypoole Heights, with the one closest to Claypoole Heights listed first.
- Valier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Punxsutawney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oliveburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Timblin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Winslow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Worthville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Langville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Coolspring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pansy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claypoole Heights, with the one closest to Claypoole Heights listed first.
- Tire Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Thomas Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Davidsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claypoole Heights, with the one closest to Claypoole Heights listed first.
- Livermore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Burrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Bolivar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Avonmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Robb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- Salina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Derry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- New Alexandria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Derry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Claypoole Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Claypoole Heights.
Cemeteries Near Claypoole Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Claypoole Heights.
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 Claypoole Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Claypoole Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Claypoole Heights, with the one closest to Claypoole Heights listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
- The St. Bernards Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Bernards of Clairvoux Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45990 <2>
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smathers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Speedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherryhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crooked Creek Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Grove Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Beyer and Shelocta. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Beyer.
- The Harmony Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Five Points Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45039 <2>
- McIntire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Plum Creek Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coral Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coral Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coral.
- The Coral Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129169 <2>
- Frye Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<5>
While we didn't find Claypoole Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Claypoole Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Claypoole Heights, with the one closest to Claypoole Heights listed first.
- Indiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crete
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crete is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Two Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
- Smathers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Homer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Creekside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Shelocta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parkwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Kimmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kimmel is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Chambersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Onberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Onberg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onberg
- Advance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Advance is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gilpin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilpin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Willet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Graceton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Claypoole Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Claypoole Heights.
Newspapers Published in Claypoole Heights ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Claypoole Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Claypoole Heights, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Claypoole Heights.
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 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 Claypoole Heights:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler 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> | 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Beyer and Shelocta. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Claypoole Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Claypoole Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |