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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 Cottles Corner (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 Cottles Corner. 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 Cottles Corner ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Cottles Corner: Cottles Cor. (or less commonly used: Cottles Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Cottles Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cottles Corner may originally have been Cottle's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cottles Corner might be written as Cottle Corner.
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 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.
Cottles Corner is located in 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 Cottles Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cottles Corner:
- Bedford County (The home county of Cottles Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottles Corner, with the one closest to Cottles Corner listed first.
- Yellow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Woodbury
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marble City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Loysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Riddlesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- New Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Waterside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Salemville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Saxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Coaldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottles Corner, with the one closest to Cottles Corner listed first.
- Clover Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Martinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Claysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- East Sharpsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Roaring Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brooks Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Beavertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Newry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blue Knob
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Puzzletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Oreminea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottles Corner, with the one closest to Cottles Corner listed first.
- Beaverdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Dunlo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlo is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
- Puritan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Bens Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Scarlan Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Scarlan Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlan Hill
- Spring Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Oil City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Portage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Salix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Salix is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
- Sonman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sonman is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
- Sidman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottles Corner, with the one closest to Cottles Corner listed first.
- Cowans Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Metal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Fort Loudon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freestone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Cove Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Dickey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Markes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottles Corner, with the one closest to Cottles Corner listed first.
- Wells Tannery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Valley-Hi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Akersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Waterfall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crystal Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Laidig
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Emmaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Clear Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Harrisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Sipes Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Fort Littleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottles Corner, with the one closest to Cottles Corner listed first.
- Coalmont
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Dudley
(9 miles [14.5 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
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Cooks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Salter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Joller ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Entriken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Coles ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Mifflin County
- Kistler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottles Corner, with the one closest to Cottles Corner listed first.
- Ogletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Central City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Windber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buckstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
- Forward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Forward is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Paint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Indian Lake
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Downey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Downey is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Blough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blough is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
- Hooversville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Shanksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cottles Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Cottles Corner.
Cemeteries Near Cottles Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cottles Corner.
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 Cottles Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cottles Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cottles Corner, with the one closest to Cottles Corner listed first.
- Steele Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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>
- Hetrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keagy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Potter Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ritchey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Replogle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hershberger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Duvalls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Everett 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cottles Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cottles Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cottles Corner, with the one closest to Cottles Corner listed first.
- Yellow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Woodbury
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Loysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cypher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cypher is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher
- Waterside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Riddlesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- New Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Salemville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Tatesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tatesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Saxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kearney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kearney is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Defiance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Defiance is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Maria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Oppenheimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oppenheimer is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppenheimer
- Imlertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Imlertown is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlertown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cottles Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cottles Corner.
Newspapers Published in Cottles Corner ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottles Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cottles Corner, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cottles Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Cottles Corner:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Mifflin County
- Somerset County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | 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 Cottles Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cottles Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |