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 Grandview (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 Grandview. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Grandview 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 Grandview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grandview:
- Indiana County (The home county of Grandview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Indiana
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chevy Chase Heights is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Heights
- Ben Avon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ben Avon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Shado-Wood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shado-Wood Village is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shado-Wood Village
- Lucerne Mines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lucerne Mines is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne Mines
- Creekside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Homer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waterman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waterman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
- Chambersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Gilpin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilpin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Kimmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kimmel is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Aultman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Smathers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview 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 Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Atwood
(11 miles [17.7 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 northwest)
- Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Barnards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Blanco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Rural Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Bryan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Yatesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- 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
- Spring Church
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Echo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview 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 Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- White Mill Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Belsano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Vintondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vintondale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Twin Rocks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nicktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Wilmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garmantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Cardiff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Nanty Glo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- Colver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Northern Cambria
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Mundys Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mundys Corner is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Corner
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Fairmont City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hawthorn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Bethlehem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Sylvis
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Burnside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- New Washington
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Mahaffey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Thompsontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Valier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Punxsutawney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Winslow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Oliveburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Timblin
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Coolspring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Langville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Panic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(28 miles [45.1 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 Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Tire Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Thomas Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Davidsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Laurel Mountain Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Benson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Hollsopple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Windber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Burrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Livermore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Bolivar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Seward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Robb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- Avonmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- Salina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Alexandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Derry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Derry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- East Vandergrift
(22 miles [35.4 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 Grandview, see our County-by-County Page for Grandview.
Cemeteries Near Grandview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grandview.
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 Grandview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grandview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherryhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smathers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frye Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crooked Creek Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kunkle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Brush Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sample Run 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.<3>
While we didn't find Grandview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grandview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Indiana
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Two Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
- Crete
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crete is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Homer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Creekside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Onberg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Onberg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onberg
- Smathers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Brush Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Valley is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Valley
- Gilpin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilpin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Kimmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kimmel is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Chambersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Graceton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- 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
- Penn Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tanoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tanoma is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanoma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grandview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grandview.
Newspapers Published in Grandview ...
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 Grandview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grandview, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grandview.
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 Grandview:
- 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> | 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 Grandview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Grandview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |