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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cliffs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cliffs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cliffs, please Contact Us.
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 Cliffs (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 Cliffs. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Cliffs is historic, it would have been located within present day Bedford 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 Bedford County: Allegany (MD), Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Cliffs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cliffs:
- Bedford County (The home county of Cliffs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffs, with the one closest to Cliffs listed first.
- Penn Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Penn Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wood
- Yount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yount is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount
- Bedford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wolfsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsburg
- Ott Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Mount Dallas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Charlesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Saint Clairsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Manns Choice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Everett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schellsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rainsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffs, with the one closest to Cliffs listed first.
- Cotton Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Claysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Sharpsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Roaring Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Blue Knob
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Brooks Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Puzzletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Newry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beavertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Duncansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hollidaysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffs, with the one closest to Cliffs listed first.
- Dunlo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlo is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
- Beaverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Salix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Salix is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
- Puritan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Scalp Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Sidman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Michael
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Michael is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
- Spring Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Bens Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Oil City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Portage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scarlan Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scarlan Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlan Hill
- Ingleside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffs, with the one closest to Cliffs listed first.
- Cowans Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Cove Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffs, with the one closest to Cliffs listed first.
- Crystal Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Emmaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Akersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Valley-Hi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Wells Tannery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Sipes Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Laidig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Pleasant Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Dott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Needmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Covalt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Waterfall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffs, with the one closest to Cliffs listed first.
- Coalmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Dudley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Broad Top City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Robertsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Cooks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Joller ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Salter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Entriken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Todd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Coles ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffs, with the one closest to Cliffs listed first.
- New Baltimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Ogletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Central City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairhope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buckstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
- Indian Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Johnsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Downey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Downey is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Forward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Forward is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Shanksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Windber
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hooversville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Kantner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kantner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kantner
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffs, with the one closest to Cliffs listed first.
- Flintstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Ellerslie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Little Orleans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Mount Savage Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
- Corriganville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Green Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Barrelville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrelville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
- Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- La Vale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Savage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffs, with the one closest to Cliffs listed first.
- Hancock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pearre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Mineral County (WV)
- Ridgeley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffs, with the one closest to Cliffs listed first.
- Hancock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Orleans Cross Roads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Doe Gully
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Woodmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Hansrote
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cliffs, see our County-by-County Page for Cliffs.
Cemeteries Near Cliffs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cliffs.
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 Cliffs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cliffs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cliffs, with the one closest to Cliffs listed first.
- Bedford Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hershberger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ritchey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Everett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hetrick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fishertown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schellsburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg Cemetery
- The Schellsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
- Old Log Church Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964953 <3>
- Friends Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Steele Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yellow Creek Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46229 <3>
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Old Union Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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.
Cliffs itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cliffs, with the one closest to Cliffs listed first.
- Hartley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hartley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Bedford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lutzville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lutzville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutzville
- Ott Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Ashcom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ashcom is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcom
- Wolfsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsburg
- Belden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Belden is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Mount Dallas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Napier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Napier is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Charlesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Cessna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cessna is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna
- Imlertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Imlertown is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlertown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Manns Choice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tatesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tatesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Saint Clairsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cliffs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cliffs.
Newspapers Published in Cliffs ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cliffs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cliffs, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cliffs.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Cliffs:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Somerset County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Mineral County
- Morgan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cliffs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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- Cliffs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |