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 Gorman Summit (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 Gorman Summit. 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 doctors and 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.
Gorman Summit 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 Gorman Summit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gorman Summit:
- Indiana County (The home county of Gorman Summit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman Summit, with the one closest to Gorman Summit listed first.
- Hooverhurst
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
- Hillsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Glen Campbell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Urey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Purchase Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
- Cherry Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Rochester Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Johnsonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Cookport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Commodore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Savan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Savan is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman Summit, with the one closest to Gorman Summit listed first.
- Barnards
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Atwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bryan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Eddyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- McWilliams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Rural Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Echo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Yatesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- Blanco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Elderton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Muff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Blair County
- Highland Fling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman Summit, with the one closest to Gorman Summit listed first.
- Garmantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Barnesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- West Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Northern Cambria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
- Spangler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Hastings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nicktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Saint Benedict
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Thomas Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
- Elmora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Carrolltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman Summit, with the one closest to Gorman Summit listed first.
- Hawthorn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethlehem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- 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 Gorman Summit, with the one closest to Gorman Summit listed first.
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- New Washington
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Mahaffey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Westover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Thompsontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Bower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Mayes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mayes is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
- McPherron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Cherry Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Curry Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman Summit, with the one closest to Gorman Summit listed first.
- Winslow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Punxsutawney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Oliveburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Panic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Wishaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
- Sykesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Timblin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Prescottville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Coolspring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Gorman Summit, with the one closest to Gorman Summit listed first.
- Seward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Robb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- New Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bolivar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gorman Summit, see our County-by-County Page for Gorman Summit.
Cemeteries Near Gorman Summit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gorman Summit.
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 Gorman Summit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gorman Summit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gorman Summit, with the one closest to Gorman Summit listed first.
- Wampler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rowley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Hillsdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45933 <3>
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thompson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Hillsdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46469 <3>
- Frye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Urey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Uniontown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunderland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pearce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cookport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marchand Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marchand Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Marchand.
- The Marchand Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mahoning Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969616 <3>
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>
While we didn't find Gorman Summit in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gorman Summit.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gorman Summit, with the one closest to Gorman Summit listed first.
- Hillsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Cush Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cush Creek is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cush Creek
- Glen Campbell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Purchase Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
- Urey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Deckers Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deckers Point is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckers Point
- Patchinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patchinville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Rochester Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Cookport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Flora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flora is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hillman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Marion Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dixonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dixonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gorman Summit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gorman Summit.
Newspapers Published in Gorman Summit ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gorman Summit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gorman Summit, 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 Gorman Summit.
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 helpful 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 Gorman Summit:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Blair 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gorman Summit) 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> | 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 Gorman Summit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |