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 Gapsville (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 Gapsville. 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 and doctors 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.
Gapsville 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 Gapsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gapsville:
- Bedford County (The home county of Gapsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gapsville, with the one closest to Gapsville listed first.
- Breezewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Everett
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Graceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coaldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Mount Dallas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Robinsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Ott Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Penn Wood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wood
- Langdondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Saxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Charlesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gapsville, with the one closest to Gapsville listed first.
- Clover Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Martinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Claysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Sharpsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Roaring Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beavertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Brooks Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gapsville, with the one closest to Gapsville listed first.
- Cove Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Cowans Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Fort Loudon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dickey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Metal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Mercersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Markes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Freestone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Claylick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Rockdale
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Welsh Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gapsville, with the one closest to Gapsville listed first.
- Crystal Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Akersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Emmaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Valley-Hi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Sipes Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Pleasant Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Harrisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Laidig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Tannery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Dott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Covalt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Websters Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gapsville, with the one closest to Gapsville listed first.
- Broad Top City
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Robertsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Cooks
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Maddensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Selea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Kimmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- 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
- Coles ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Saltillo
(21 miles [33.8 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 Gapsville, with the one closest to Gapsville listed first.
- New Baltimore
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Ogletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Fairhope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gapsville, with the one closest to Gapsville listed first.
- Little Orleans
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flintstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Rush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gapsville, with the one closest to Gapsville listed first.
- Hancock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pearre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Big Pool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wilson - Conococheague
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gapsville, with the one closest to Gapsville listed first.
- Little Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Hedgesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gapsville, with the one closest to Gapsville listed first.
- Hancock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Sleepy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Bath
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Berryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Orleans Cross Roads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Doe Gully
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Holton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Cherry Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Hansrote
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Stotlers Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 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 Gapsville, see our County-by-County Page for Gapsville.
Cemeteries Near Gapsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gapsville.
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 Gapsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gapsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gapsville, with the one closest to Gapsville listed first.
- Everett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wink Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ritchey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hershberger Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McKees Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Bethel Community Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hendershot Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Steele Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hetrick Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterfall Methodist Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gapsville had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gapsville, with the one closest to Gapsville listed first.
- Crystal Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Emmaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Akersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Jackson Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Mills is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Mills
- Mattie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mattie is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Mench
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mench is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mench
- Sipes Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Everett
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Graceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Clearville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saluvia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saluvia is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluvia
- Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gapsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gapsville.
Newspapers Published in Gapsville ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gapsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gapsville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gapsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Gapsville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Somerset County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Berkeley 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> | 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- Gapsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gapsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |