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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 Fort Littleton (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 Fort Littleton. 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 Fort Littleton ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Littleton: Ft. Littleton
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 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.
Fort Littleton 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 Fort Littleton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Littleton:
- Fulton County (The home county of Fort Littleton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Littleton, with the one closest to Fort Littleton listed first.
- Clear Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Burnt Cabins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Knobsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Waterfall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laidig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Harrisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- McConnellsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wells Tannery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Pleasant Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Valley-Hi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Akersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Sipes Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Littleton, with the one closest to Fort Littleton listed first.
- Coaldale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Graceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Breezewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Riddlesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Langdondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Marble City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Yellow Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Woodbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Everett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Loysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Littleton, with the one closest to Fort Littleton listed first.
- Clover Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Beavertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Martinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shellytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- East Sharpsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Oreminea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Roaring Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Claysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Littleton, with the one closest to Fort Littleton listed first.
- Newburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shippensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Big Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Newville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Littleton, with the one closest to Fort Littleton listed first.
- Cowans Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Metal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Freestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Fort Loudon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Keefers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Dry Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Newbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Cove Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Dickey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Markes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
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- Saint Thomas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cheesetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Littleton, with the one closest to Fort Littleton listed first.
- Maddensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Selea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Three Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shade Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pogue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Saltillo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Neelyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Joller ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Robertsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Coles ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Cooks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Littleton, with the one closest to Fort Littleton listed first.
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perulack
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Peru Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- East Rutherford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Littleton, with the one closest to Fort Littleton listed first.
- Kistler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Atkinson Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Perry County
- New Germantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Littleton, with the one closest to Fort Littleton listed first.
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hancock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maugansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Wilson - Conococheague
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Big Pool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Littleton, with the one closest to Fort Littleton listed first.
- Sleepy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Hancock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Cherry Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Littleton, see our County-by-County Page for Fort Littleton.
Cemeteries Near Fort Littleton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Littleton.
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 Fort Littleton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Littleton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Littleton, with the one closest to Fort Littleton listed first.
- Ft. Littleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cromwell Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maddensville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Booth Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wible Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ramsey Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Path Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fair Ridge Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Waterfall.
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fort Littleton had a population of 117 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Littleton, with the one closest to Fort Littleton listed first.
- Clear Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Hustontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Knobsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Burnt Cabins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Maddensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Metal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Mentzer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mentzer is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentzer
- Dublin Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Mills
- Gracey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gracey is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Selea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Decorum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Decorum is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorum
- Meadow Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meadow Gap is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Gap
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Waterfall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Richmond Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Furnace is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Furnace
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fort Littleton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Littleton.
Newspapers Published in Fort Littleton ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Littleton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Littleton, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Littleton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Fort Littleton:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry 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> | 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 Fort Littleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fort Littleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |