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 Coffman (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 Coffman. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Coffman is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Garrett (MD), Greene, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, Monongalia (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Coffman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coffman:
- Fayette County (The home county of Coffman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffman, with the one closest to Coffman listed first.
- Indian Head
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Champion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- White
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Seven Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bear Rocks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Laurelville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Connellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Everson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- South Connellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sitka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Dunbar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ohiopyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffman, with the one closest to Coffman listed first.
- Buena Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Sunny Side
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Versailles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffman, with the one closest to Coffman listed first.
- Elim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elim is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
- Ferndale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Southmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Westmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Brownstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Johnstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Lorain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lorain is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffman, with the one closest to Coffman listed first.
- Blairsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Robinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Bow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- White
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Palmertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffman, with the one closest to Coffman listed first.
- Bakersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- New Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Lavansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lavansville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
- New Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Centerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Roytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
- Draketown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Husband
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Husband is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband
- Casselman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Sipesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sipesville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
- Laurel Mountain Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Markleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffman, with the one closest to Coffman listed first.
- Allenport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blainsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- California
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Donora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Roscoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Roscoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Speers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Twilight
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- West Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Coal Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dunlevy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Long Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffman, with the one closest to Coffman listed first.
- Donegal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stahlstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Iron Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Mount Joy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Kecksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Overton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Rector
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scottdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Calumet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkeye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffman, with the one closest to Coffman listed first.
- Friendsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grantsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Accident
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffman, with the one closest to Coffman listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Hazelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brandonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Bruceton Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coffman, see our County-by-County Page for Coffman.
Cemeteries Near Coffman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coffman.
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 Coffman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coffman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coffman, with the one closest to Coffman listed first.
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Raymonds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dan Snyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan Snyder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dan Snyder Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Indian Head.
- The Dan Snyder Cemetery has also been known as:
- Snyder Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1191187 <3>
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nedrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Normalville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Porch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Imel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Snowball Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Green Lick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Ridge Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Coffman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coffman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coffman, with the one closest to Coffman listed first.
- Indian Head
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Jones Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Donegal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Normalville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stahlstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Scullton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scullton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullton
- Trent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trent is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
- Bakersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Laurelville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Barronvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barronvale is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barronvale
- Iron Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coffman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coffman.
Newspapers Published in Coffman ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coffman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coffman, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coffman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Coffman:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Cambria County
- Indiana County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Garrett County
- Preston 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coffman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Coffman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |