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 Gravel Pit (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 Gravel Pit. 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.
Gravel Pit 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 Gravel Pit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gravel Pit:
- Bedford County (The home county of Gravel Pit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Hyndman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kegg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kegg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Beans Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Rainsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Manns Choice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Charlesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Schellsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Ott Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Blair County
- Cotton Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Scalp Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Dunlo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dunlo is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
- Ingleside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Salix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Salix is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
- Beaverdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beaverdale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Geistown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Geistown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Lorain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lorain is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Ferndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Emmaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Crystal Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Akersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Dott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Warfordsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Needmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sipes Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Valley-Hi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Covalt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Pleasant Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Fairhope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Johnsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Downey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downey is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Callimont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Wellersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Shanksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Hays Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hays Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
- Pine Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Buckstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Ellerslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Flintstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corriganville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Mount Savage Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
- Barrelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrelville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
- Rush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- La Vale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Mount Savage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Zihlman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Zihlman is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zihlman
- Cedar Cliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Avilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Grantsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Pearre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Hancock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Donaldson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Okonoko
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Ridgeley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carpendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Wiley Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Short Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Fort Ashby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Doe Gully
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Hansrote
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Magnolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Paw Paw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Hancock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gravel Pit, see our County-by-County Page for Gravel Pit.
Cemeteries Near Gravel Pit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gravel Pit.
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 Gravel Pit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gravel Pit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Fellowship & Union Cemeteries
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Growden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sarver Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zion Park Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Schellsburg Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg Cemetery
- The Schellsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
- Old Log Church Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964953 <3>
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Union Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Prosperity Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Gravel Pit in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gravel Pit.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Fossilville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fossilville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossilville
- Madley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Madley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madley
- Hyndman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bard is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Hoblitzell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hoblitzell is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoblitzell
- Patience
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Patience is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patience
- Buffalo Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Mills is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Mills
- Williams
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- West End
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West End is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Glen Savage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Savage is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Savage
- Fairhope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Kegg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kegg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Burning Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Bush is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Bush
- Beans Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gravel Pit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gravel Pit.
Newspapers Published in Gravel Pit ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gravel Pit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gravel Pit, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gravel Pit.
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 Gravel Pit:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Fulton County
- Somerset County
- Allegany County
- Garrett County
- Washington County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gravel Pit) 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Gravel Pit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |