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 Daves Gap (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 Daves Gap. 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 Daves Gap ...
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.
While the name of this community is Daves Gap, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Daves Gap may originally have been Dave's Gap.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Daves Gap might be written as Dave Gap.
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 doctors and 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.
Daves Gap is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Bedford, Franklin & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Daves Gap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Daves Gap:
- Fulton County (The home county of Daves Gap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Daves Gap, with the one closest to Daves Gap listed first.
- Sipes Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Crystal Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Emmaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Pleasant Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Akersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Covalt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Websters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Valley-Hi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Harrisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Laidig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- McConnellsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daves Gap, with the one closest to Daves Gap listed first.
- Breezewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Everett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Robinsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Coaldale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Mount Dallas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Purcell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Ott Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Langdondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Saxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Penn Wood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wood
- Bedford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daves Gap, with the one closest to Daves Gap listed first.
- Clover Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Martinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- East Sharpsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Claysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daves Gap, with the one closest to Daves Gap listed first.
- Cove Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Dickey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Fort Loudon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cowans Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Mercersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Markes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Metal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Claylick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Freestone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Rockdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Saint Thomas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Welsh Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Williamson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daves Gap, with the one closest to Daves Gap listed first.
- Robertsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Maddensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Selea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Broad Top City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Coalmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Dudley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Cooks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Joller ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Saltillo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Three Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Daves Gap, with the one closest to Daves Gap listed first.
- Little Orleans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flintstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Rush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Keifers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Daves Gap, with the one closest to Daves Gap listed first.
- Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pearre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Big Pool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wilson - Conococheague
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Huyett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Maugansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Williamsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Daves Gap, with the one closest to Daves Gap listed first.
- Little Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Hedgesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Waters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Daves Gap, with the one closest to Daves Gap listed first.
- Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Sleepy Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Bath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Berryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Woodmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Cherry Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Orleans Cross Roads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Doe Gully
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Hansrote
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Stotlers Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Daves Gap, see our County-by-County Page for Daves Gap.
Cemeteries Near Daves Gap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Daves Gap.
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 Daves Gap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Daves Gap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Daves Gap, with the one closest to Daves Gap listed first.
- Wink Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hill Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Community Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McKees Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hendershot Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Everett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Hancock (MD).
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81574 <4>
- St. Thomas Graveyard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Stone Bridge Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ritchey Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hershberger Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Daves Gap in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Daves Gap.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Daves Gap, with the one closest to Daves Gap listed first.
- Sipes Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Crystal Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Gapsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gapsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapsville
- Emmaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Pleasant Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Akersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Mills is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Mills
- Mattie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mattie is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Dott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Covalt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Big Cove Tannery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Websters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Harrisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Saluvia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saluvia is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluvia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Daves Gap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Daves Gap.
Newspapers Published in Daves Gap ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Daves Gap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Daves Gap, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Daves Gap.
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 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 Daves Gap:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Morgan 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Daves Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Daves Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |