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 Fowler Heights (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 Fowler Heights. 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 Fowler Heights ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fowler Heights: Fowler Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Fowler Heights is located in Indiana 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 Indiana County: Armstrong, Cambria, Clearfield, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Fowler Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fowler Heights:
- Indiana County (The home county of Fowler Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Heights, with the one closest to Fowler Heights listed first.
- Chevy Chase Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chevy Chase Heights is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Heights
- Indiana
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ben Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ben Avon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Shado-Wood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shado-Wood Village is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shado-Wood Village
- Chambersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Creekside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Kimmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kimmel is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Gilpin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilpin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Lucerne Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lucerne Mines is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne Mines
- Clymer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Penn Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kintersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kintersburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kintersburg
- Homer City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Heights, with the one closest to Fowler Heights listed first.
- Sligo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Natrona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Heights, with the one closest to Fowler Heights listed first.
- Atwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Elderton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barnards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Blanco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Rural Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Bryan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Whitesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Cochrans Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Dayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Echo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Oscar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oscar is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Heights, with the one closest to Fowler Heights listed first.
- Leasureville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Heights, with the one closest to Fowler Heights listed first.
- White Mill Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Belsano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Vintondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vintondale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Garmantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Nicktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Twin Rocks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- Northern Cambria
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
- West Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Cardiff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Colver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nanty Glo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pindleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pindleton is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindleton
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Heights, with the one closest to Fowler Heights listed first.
- Fairmont City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hawthorn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Bethlehem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lawsonham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Leatherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Heights, with the one closest to Fowler Heights listed first.
- Burnside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Sylvis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Westover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Mahaffey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Newburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- McPherron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Bower
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Thompsontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Mayes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayes is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Heights, with the one closest to Fowler Heights listed first.
- Valier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Punxsutawney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Winslow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Oliveburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Timblin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Worthville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Langville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Coolspring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Green Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Panic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Ohl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Heights, with the one closest to Fowler Heights listed first.
- Tire Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Thomas Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Davidsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Heights, with the one closest to Fowler Heights listed first.
- Livermore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Bolivar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Seward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Robb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- New Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Avonmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- Salina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Derry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Derry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
- New Alexandria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Derry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Vandergrift
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fowler Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Fowler Heights.
Cemeteries Near Fowler Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fowler Heights.
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 Fowler Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fowler Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fowler Heights, with the one closest to Fowler Heights listed first.
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
- The St. Bernards Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Bernards of Clairvoux Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45990 <2>
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sample Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crooked Creek Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rich Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Columbia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Speedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smathers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Plum Creek Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Grove Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Beyer and Shelocta. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Beyer.
- The Harmony Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Five Points Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45039 <2>
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Fowler Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fowler Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fowler Heights, with the one closest to Fowler Heights listed first.
- Indiana
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chambersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Onberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Onberg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onberg
- Creekside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Two Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
- Kimmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kimmel is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Gilpin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilpin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Crete
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crete is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Homer City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Penn Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tanoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tanoma is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanoma
- Smathers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pikes Peak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Willet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Home is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fowler Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fowler Heights.
Newspapers Published in Fowler Heights ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fowler Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fowler Heights, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fowler Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fowler Heights:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Cambria County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Somerset County
- Westmoreland 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Beyer and Shelocta. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fowler Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fowler Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |