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 Gaiblton (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 Gaiblton. 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.
Gaiblton 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 Gaiblton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gaiblton:
- Indiana County (The home county of Gaiblton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaiblton, with the one closest to Gaiblton listed first.
- Home
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Home is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Gilpin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gilpin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Kintersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kintersburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kintersburg
- Kimmel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kimmel is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Rayne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rayne is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
- Ambrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Tanoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tanoma is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanoma
- Chambersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Davis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Dicksonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dicksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonville
- Marion Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plumville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Creekside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaiblton, with the one closest to Gaiblton listed first.
- Atwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Barnards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Bryan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Rural Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elderton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- Blanco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Echo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Whitesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Muff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Oscar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oscar is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Eddyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaiblton, with the one closest to Gaiblton listed first.
- Garmantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Barnesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- Northern Cambria
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Nicktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- White Mill Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Spangler
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Belsano
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Twin Rocks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vintondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vintondale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Hastings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Colver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaiblton, with the one closest to Gaiblton listed first.
- Fairmont City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethlehem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Brinkerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Lawsonham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Piolett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Crates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Frogtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Phillipston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Rimersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaiblton, with the one closest to Gaiblton listed first.
- Burnside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Sylvis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- New Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Westover
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- McPherron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Thompsontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Bower
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Mayes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mayes is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
- Cherry Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Curry Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Troutville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaiblton, with the one closest to Gaiblton listed first.
- Valier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Punxsutawney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winslow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Oliveburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Albion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Timblin
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Coolspring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Panic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Pansy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Green Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Ohl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaiblton, with the one closest to Gaiblton listed first.
- Seward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Livermore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Bolivar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- New Florence
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Robb
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- Avonmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- Salina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Vandergrift
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Hyde Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Vandergrift
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gaiblton, see our County-by-County Page for Gaiblton.
Cemeteries Near Gaiblton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gaiblton.
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 Gaiblton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gaiblton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gaiblton, with the one closest to Gaiblton listed first.
- Old Washington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crooked Creek Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Columbia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sample Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Creek Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherryhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Marion Center.
- The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Decker's Point Baptist Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148815 <3>
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Grove Cemetery is located between<4> the communities of Beyer and Shelocta. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> 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 <3>
- Speedy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] 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 <3>
- Rich Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Gaiblton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gaiblton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gaiblton, with the one closest to Gaiblton listed first.
- Home
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Home is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Gilpin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gilpin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Kimmel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kimmel is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Chambersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Tanoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tanoma is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanoma
- Davis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Ambrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Creekside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Onberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Onberg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onberg
- Dixonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dixonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixonville
- Marion Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plumville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Willet
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Deckers Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Deckers Point is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckers Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gaiblton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gaiblton.
Newspapers Published in Gaiblton ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gaiblton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gaiblton, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gaiblton.
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 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 Gaiblton:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Cambria County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Gaiblton) 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> | 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. |
| <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 Gaiblton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |