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 Fiske (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 Fiske. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Fiske is located in Cambria 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 Cambria County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Indiana, Somerset & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Fiske. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fiske:
- Cambria County (The home county of Fiske)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fiske, with the one closest to Fiske listed first.
- Fallentimber
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Lloydville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Dysart
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Ashville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Chest Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Patton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thomas Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
- Amsbry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Spindley City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spindley City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fiske, with the one closest to Fiske listed first.
- King
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Pavia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fiske, with the one closest to Fiske listed first.
- Highland Fling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Bellwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grazierville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Altoona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eldorado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Culp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Tyrone Forge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Canan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Cross Keys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Duncansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fiske, with the one closest to Fiske listed first.
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sandy Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Glass City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- South Philipsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- Philipsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Philipsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- Marengo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Port Matilda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stormstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Casanova
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Casanova is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
- Musser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Ramblewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fiske, with the one closest to Fiske listed first.
- Utahville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Lyleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Blain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Coalport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rosebud
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Hegarty Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Irvona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McPherron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Ginter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Houtzdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fiske, with the one closest to Fiske listed first.
- Birmingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Pennington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Huntingdon Furnace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Water Street
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Alexandria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dungarvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Seven Stars
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Marklesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Hesston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Entriken
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fiske, with the one closest to Fiske listed first.
- Uniontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Alverda
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Cherry Tree
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Glen Campbell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grisemore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Hooverhurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
- Urey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Hillsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Cookport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Heilwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Heilwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
- Pine Flats
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Purchase Line
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fiske, with the one closest to Fiske listed first.
- Winslow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Punxsutawney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sykesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fiske, see our County-by-County Page for Fiske.
Cemeteries Near Fiske ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fiske.
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 Fiske - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fiske covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fiske, with the one closest to Fiske listed first.
- Shelton Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Utahville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Utahville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Utahville.
- The Utahville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Utahville UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #481119 <2>
- Spangle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weld Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Basil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Criswell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Fiske in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fiske.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fiske, with the one closest to Fiske listed first.
- Van Ormer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Van Ormer is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Ormer
- Fallentimber
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Frugality
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Frugality is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frugality
- Flinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Glasgow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Condron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Condron is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condron
- Mountaindale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountaindale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Utahville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Heverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heverly is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heverly
- Saint Augustine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Blain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dysart
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Coalport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rosebud
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fiske. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fiske.
Newspapers Published in Fiske ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fiske.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fiske, 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 Fiske.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Fiske:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cambria County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence 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> | 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 Fiske, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fiske) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |