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 Denton (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 Denton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Denton is located in Indiana 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 Indiana County: Armstrong, Cambria, Clearfield, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Denton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Denton:
- Indiana County (The home county of Denton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Smicksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beyer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Plumville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Elkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Georgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Ambrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Mottarns Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Trade City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Davis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Willet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Home is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Marion Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Sligo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Barnards
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Atwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Rural Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yatesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- Eddyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Muff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Blanco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Oscar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oscar is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- McWilliams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Putneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Leasureville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Dennys Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Fenelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Kepples Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Petrolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Chicora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Karns City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Garmantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Barnesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- West Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Nicktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Northern Cambria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
- Spangler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- White Mill Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Belsano
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Hastings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Saint Benedict
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Vintondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vintondale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Colver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Hawthorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairmont City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Brinkerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Lawsonham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Piolett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Crates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Frogtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Rimersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Curllsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Phillipston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Catfish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Burnside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Mahaffey
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Sylvis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Troutville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Stanley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Bower
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Helvetia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Curry Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Westover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Cherry Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Luthersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Valier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Timblin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Worthville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Oliveburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Punxsutawney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Langville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Coolspring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Winslow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Ohl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Green Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Panic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Avonmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Vandergrift
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Hyde Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vandergrift
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Bagdad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Oklahoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Salina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Leechburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Weinel Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Burrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Bolivar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Denton, see our County-by-County Page for Denton.
Cemeteries Near Denton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denton.
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 Denton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Denton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Smicksburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton Glad Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Grove Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Beyer and Shelocta. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Beyer.
- The Harmony Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Five Points Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45039 <2>
- Plum Creek Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Washington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crooked Creek Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marchand Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marchand Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Marchand.
- The Marchand Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mahoning Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969616 <2>
- Round Top Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- White Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Speedy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Columbia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Denton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Smicksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barnards
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Plumville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Elkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Georgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ambrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- North Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Point is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
- Loop
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Loop is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
- Bryan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Atwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Willet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Davis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Trade City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Rural Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Denton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Denton.
Newspapers Published in Denton ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Denton, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Denton.
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 Denton:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Cambria County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Westmoreland 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Beyer and Shelocta. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Denton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Denton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |