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 Downey (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 Downey. 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.
Downey is located in Somerset County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Somerset County: Allegany (MD), Garrett (MD), Bedford, Cambria, Fayette & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Downey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Downey:
- Somerset County (The home county of Downey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Downey, with the one closest to Downey listed first.
- Shanksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanksville
- Shanksville is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shanksville <2>
- Indian Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <2>
- New Baltimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Boswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
- Boswell is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <2>
- Buckstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Coleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Somerset County
- Mostoller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Johnsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Johnsburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <2>
- Friedens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Friedens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friedens <2>
- Beachdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Pine Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downey, with the one closest to Downey listed first.
- Kegg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Hyndman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
- Hyndman is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <2>
- Schellsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg
- Schellsburg is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schellsburg <2>
- Manns Choice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Choice
- Manns Choice is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Choice <2>
- New Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
- New Paris is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <2>
- Cooks Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County
- Stringtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County
- Wolfsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Pleasantville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Bedford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
- Rainsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Ott Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blair County
- Cotton Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Cotton Town
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downey, with the one closest to Downey listed first.
- Scalp Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scalp Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
- Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Elim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Ferndale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Ferndale is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <2>
- Geistown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Lorain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Dunlo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
- Dunlo is located in Cambria County
- Salix
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
- Salix is located in Cambria County
- Southmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Daisytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
- Daisytown is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Johnstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <2>
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downey, with the one closest to Downey listed first.
- Seven Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Seven Springs is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Springs <2>
- Champion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Champion is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champion <2>
- Indian Head
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- White
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- White is located in Fayette County
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downey, with the one closest to Downey listed first.
- Laughlintown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlintown
- Laughlintown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laughlintown <2>
- Laurel Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain
- Laurel Mountain is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Laurel Mountain has also been known as:
- Laurel Mountain Park
- Rector
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
- Rector is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rector <2>
- Ligonier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
- Ligonier is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <2>
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Stahlstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stahlstown
- Stahlstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stahlstown <2>
- Donegal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donegal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal
- Donegal is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donegal <2>
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Westmoreland County
- West Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- New Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Florence
- New Florence is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Florence <2>
- Robb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Downey, with the one closest to Downey listed first.
- Barrelville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
- Barrelville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Ellerslie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Mount Savage
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Mount Savage is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Savage <2>
- Corriganville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corriganville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Zihlman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zihlman
- Zihlman is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Eckhart Mines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eckhart Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckhart Mines
- Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County (MD)
- La Vale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vale
- La Vale is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vale <2>
- Clarysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Clarysville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <2>
- Frostburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
- Frostburg is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <2>
- Borden Shaft
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Shaft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Midlothian
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midlothian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Midlothian is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Garrett County (MD)
- Grantsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <2>
- Grantsville
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Downey, with the one closest to Downey listed first.
- Carpendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Ridgeley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley
- Ridgeley is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeley <2>
- Wiley Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Ford
- Wiley Ford is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley Ford <2>
- Short Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Downey, see our County-by-County Page for Downey.
Newspapers Published in Downey ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Downey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Downey, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Downey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Downey:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Pennsylvania State Archives
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Blair County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cambria County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Westmoreland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allegany County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Garrett County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mineral County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bedford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Somerset County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Somerset County
Cemeteries Near Downey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Downey.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Downey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Downey, with the one closest to Downey listed first.
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
- Pike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike Cemetery
- Mispah Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mispah Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Shanksville.
- The Mispah Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mispah Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mispah Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188400 <4>
- Pugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pugh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2469116 <4>
- Old Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
- Listie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Listie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Listie Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- The Mt. Zion Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hays Reformed Cemetery
- Mt. Zion - Hays Cemetery
- Mt. Zion United Church of Christ (UCC) Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Reformed Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
- Camp Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Run Cemetery
- Friedens Luthern Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- The Friedens Luthern Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedens Luthern Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207909 <4>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
- Continue List (167 more) ...
- Highland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Lichty Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lichty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lichty Cemetery
- Husband Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Husband Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Husband Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
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, Downey had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Downey, with the one closest to Downey listed first.
- Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Shanksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanksville
- Shanksville is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shanksville <2>
- Boone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <2>
- New Baltimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Glen Savage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Savage
- Glen Savage is located in Somerset County
- West End
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Mineral Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- Mineral Spring is located in Somerset County
- Pine Hill Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Station
- Pine Hill Station is located in Somerset County
- Lambertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertsville
- Lambertsville is located in Somerset County
- Johnsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Johnsburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <2>
- Mostoller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (18 more) ...
- Buckstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Coleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Somerset County
- Beachdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buckstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Downey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Downey.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
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| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Downey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Downey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9694, Longitude: -78.8767 In this case, the coordinates for Downey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Downey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |