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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 DuBois (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 DuBois. 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 DuBois ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Du Bois.

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 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.

DuBois is located in Clearfield 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 Clearfield County: Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Indiana & Jefferson.

Below are the counties that are near DuBois. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to DuBois:

  • Clearfield County     (The home county of DuBois)
    • The following are listed by their distance from DuBois, with the one closest to DuBois listed first.
    • Sandy
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Sandy is located in Clearfield County
    • Treasure Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treasure Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
      • Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
    • Stanley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stanley
      • From DuBois to Stanley
    • Helvetia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Luthersburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Troutville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rockton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Laborde
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Winterburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grampian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grampian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian
      • Grampian is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grampian <3>
    • Tyler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tyler
      • From DuBois to Tyler
    • Curry Run
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Curwensville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from DuBois, with the one closest to DuBois listed first.
    • Millville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Eddyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
  • Cambria County
  • Clarion County
  • Elk County
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from DuBois, with the one closest to DuBois listed first.
    • Clarington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Redclyffe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redclyffe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
      • Redclyffe is located in Forest County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Redclyffe
      • From DuBois to Redclyffe
    • Marienville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Roses
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roses. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
      • Roses is located in Forest County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roses
      • From DuBois to Roses
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from DuBois, with the one closest to DuBois listed first.
    • Johnsonburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnsonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
      • Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Johnsonburg
      • From DuBois to Johnsonburg
    • Rossiter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Urey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Urey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
      • Urey is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Urey
      • From DuBois to Urey
    • Glen Campbell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Campbell
      • Glen Campbell is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Campbell <3>
    • Hooverhurst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Marchand
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rochester Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Savan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Savan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
      • Savan is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Savan
      • From DuBois to Savan
    • Trade City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trade City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
      • Trade City is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trade City
      • From DuBois to Trade City
    • Mottarns Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Georgeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
      • Georgeville is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Georgeville
      • From DuBois to Georgeville
    • Cherry Tree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
      • Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from DuBois, with the one closest to DuBois listed first.
    • Falls Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
      • Falls Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Creek <3>
    • Pancoast
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Red Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Prescottville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sykesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
      • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <3>
    • Reynoldsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Crenshaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crenshaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
      • Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crenshaw
      • From DuBois to Crenshaw
    • Allens Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wishaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wishaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
      • Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wishaw
      • From DuBois to Wishaw
    • Brockway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Brockway is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockway <3>
    • Panic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fuller
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fuller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
      • Fuller is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fuller
      • From DuBois to Fuller
  • Lawrence County
    • Big Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
      • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to DuBois, see our County-by-County Page for DuBois.

Cemeteries Near DuBois ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of DuBois.

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 DuBois covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from DuBois, with the one closest to DuBois listed first.

  • Rumbarger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumbarger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rumbarger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morningside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Soldier Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldier Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soldier Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shaffer Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaffer Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaffer Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (148 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dressler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dressler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dressler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 DuBois had a population of 6,149 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, DuBois had a population of 7,287 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from DuBois, with the one closest to DuBois listed first.

  • Falls Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
    • Falls Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Creek <3>
  • Harveys Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Run
    • Harveys Run is located in Jefferson County
  • Narrows Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
    • Narrows Creek is located in Clearfield County
  • Pancoast
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rathmel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathmel
    • Rathmel is located in Jefferson County
  • Stanley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Clearfield County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stanley
    • From DuBois to Stanley
  • Prescottville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sykesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
    • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <3>
  • Helvetia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Luthersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sabula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
    • Sabula is located in Clearfield County
  • McMinns Summit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMinns Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinns Summit
    • McMinns Summit is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around DuBois. See our List of 1890's Communities around DuBois.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of DuBois ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around DuBois.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of DuBois. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of DuBois and those printed in the larger area surrounding DuBois.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6> of DuBois.

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 DuBois:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for DuBois. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth 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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 DuBois, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- DuBois) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in DuBois. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1196, Longitude: -78.7600    









 

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