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 Flickerville (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 Flickerville. 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 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.
Flickerville is located in Fulton County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Bedford, Franklin & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Flickerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flickerville:
- Fulton County (The home county of Flickerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flickerville, with the one closest to Flickerville listed first.
- Emmaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Dott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sipes Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Covalt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Crystal Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Warfordsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Akersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Pleasant Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Websters Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Valley-Hi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Harrisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- McConnellsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flickerville, with the one closest to Flickerville listed first.
- Robinsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Purcell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Breezewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Everett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Mount Dallas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Ott Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rainsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Penn Wood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wood
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flickerville, with the one closest to Flickerville listed first.
- Cove Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Mercersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dickey
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Fort Loudon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Claylick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Markes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Cowans Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Welsh Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Metal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Rockdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Saint Thomas
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Williamson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Freestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flickerville, with the one closest to Flickerville listed first.
- Robertsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Maddensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Broad Top City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Coalmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Dudley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Selea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Cooks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Joller ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Kimmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Coles ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Saltillo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flickerville, with the one closest to Flickerville listed first.
- Fairhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flickerville, with the one closest to Flickerville listed first.
- Little Orleans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flintstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Rush
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Keifers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Oldtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellerslie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flickerville, with the one closest to Flickerville listed first.
- Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pearre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Big Pool
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wilson - Conococheague
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Huyett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Maugansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Long Meadow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flickerville, with the one closest to Flickerville listed first.
- Hedgesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Falling Waters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Hampshire County (WV)
- Okonoko
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flickerville, with the one closest to Flickerville listed first.
- Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Bath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Berryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Woodmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Orleans Cross Roads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Cherry Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Doe Gully
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Hansrote
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Magnolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Stotlers Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flickerville, see our County-by-County Page for Flickerville.
Cemeteries Near Flickerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flickerville.
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 Flickerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flickerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flickerville, with the one closest to Flickerville listed first.
- Hill Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McKees Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Community Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hendershot Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wink Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Hancock (MD).
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81574 <3>
- Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Thomas Graveyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Big Spring Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Everett Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Bridge Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Flickerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flickerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flickerville, with the one closest to Flickerville listed first.
- Dott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Emmaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Covalt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sipes Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Mattie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mattie is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Robinsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Buck Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buck Valley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Valley
- Gapsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gapsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapsville
- Crystal Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Warfordsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Purcell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jackson Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jackson Mills is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Mills
- Plum Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Run is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Pleasant Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flickerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flickerville.
Newspapers Published in Flickerville ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flickerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flickerville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flickerville.
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 websites either 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 Flickerville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Somerset County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Morgan 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> | 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- Flickerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Flickerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |