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 Coal Glen (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 Coal Glen. 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 Coal Glen ...
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 Coal Glen: Coal Gln.
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 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.
Coal Glen is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Armstrong, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Forest & Indiana.
Below are the counties that are near Coal Glen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coal Glen:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Coal Glen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Glen, with the one closest to Coal Glen listed first.
- Allens Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Brockway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Crenshaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Pancoast
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Sandy Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Falls Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warsaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Hazen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Munderf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Schoffner Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Prescottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Reynoldsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Glen, with the one closest to Coal Glen listed first.
- McWilliams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Millville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Eddyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- South Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Putneyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Cameron County
- Beechwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Glen, with the one closest to Coal Glen listed first.
- Cooksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Day
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Crates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Waterson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Waterson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
- Crown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Frogtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Helen Furnace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Strattanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leeper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Brinkerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Clarion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Glen, with the one closest to Coal Glen listed first.
- Treasure Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- DuBois
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stanley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Helvetia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Winterburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Troutville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Luthersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Laborde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Tyler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Grampian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Curry Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Glen, with the one closest to Coal Glen listed first.
- Brockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Shawmut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Challenge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Hallton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Kylers Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Millstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Ridgway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dagus Mines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Scattertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Whistletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Byrnedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Glen, with the one closest to Coal Glen listed first.
- Clarington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redclyffe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Marienville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Roses
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Gilfoyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Iron City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Sheffield Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Glen, with the one closest to Coal Glen listed first.
- Johnsonburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Rossiter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marchand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Urey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Trade City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Glen Campbell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rochester Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Savan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Savan is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
- Hooverhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
- Mottarns Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Georgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Elkin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Smicksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Warren County
- Henrys Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coal Glen, see our County-by-County Page for Coal Glen.
Cemeteries Near Coal Glen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coal Glen.
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 Coal Glen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coal Glen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coal Glen, with the one closest to Coal Glen listed first.
- Beechwoods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Tobias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Reynoldsville.
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1111986 <2>
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rumbarger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brockport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Munderf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (121 more) ...
- Riggs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Coal Glen had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coal Glen, with the one closest to Coal Glen listed first.
- Beechtree
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beechtree is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechtree
- Allens Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Sugar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Harveys Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harveys Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Run
- McMinns Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McMinns Summit is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinns Summit
- Lanes Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
- Sandy Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Pancoast
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Falls Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crenshaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Warsaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Hazen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schoffner Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Cartwright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coal Glen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coal Glen.
Newspapers Published in Coal Glen ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coal Glen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coal Glen, 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 Coal Glen.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Coal Glen:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Cameron County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Lawrence County
- Warren 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 Coal Glen, 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- Coal Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |