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 Foreman (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 Foreman. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Foreman is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Allegany (MD), Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Foreman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Foreman:
- Bedford County (The home county of Foreman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Yellow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Mount Dallas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Penn Wood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wood
- Yount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yount is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount
- Loysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Clairsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Salemville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- New Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Marble City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Waterside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Ott Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Cotton Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Claysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Martinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Sharpsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Roaring Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brooks Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Blue Knob
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Beavertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Newry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Puzzletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Oreminea
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Duncansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Dunlo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlo is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
- Beaverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Puritan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Salix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Salix is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
- Bens Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Oil City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Scarlan Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scarlan Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlan Hill
- Sidman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sonman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sonman is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
- Spring Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Portage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Michael
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Michael is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
- Scalp Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Cowans Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Metal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Cove Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Fort Loudon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freestone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Dickey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Markes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Valley-Hi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Wells Tannery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Akersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Crystal Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Emmaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Laidig
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Waterfall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sipes Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Harrisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Clear Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Needmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Covalt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Coalmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Dudley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Broad Top City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Robertsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Cooks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Joller ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Salter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Entriken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Todd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Coles ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Ogletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Central City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Buckstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
- Windber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Forward is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Indian Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Paint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Fairhope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Downey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Downey is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Johnsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hooversville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Shanksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Flintstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Hancock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pearre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Morgan County (WV)
- Hancock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Foreman, see our County-by-County Page for Foreman.
Cemeteries Near Foreman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Foreman.
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 Foreman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Foreman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Ritchey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hershberger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Everett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Steele Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hetrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yellow Creek Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46229 <2>
- Bedford Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Potter Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Keagy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fishertown 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 Foreman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Foreman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Tatesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tatesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Mount Dallas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Cypher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cypher is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher
- Yellow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Imlertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Imlertown is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlertown
- Hartley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Lutzville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lutzville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutzville
- Ashcom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ashcom is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcom
- Salemville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Loysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oppenheimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oppenheimer is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppenheimer
- Saint Clairsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Foreman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Foreman.
Newspapers Published in Foreman ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Foreman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Foreman, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Foreman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Foreman:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Somerset County
- Allegany County
- Washington 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> | 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 Foreman, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foreman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |