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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 Hastings (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 Hastings. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Hastings is located in Cambria County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cambria County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Indiana, Somerset & Westmoreland.

Below are the counties that are near Hastings. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hastings:

  • Cambria County     (The home county of Hastings)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
    • Thomas Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
      • Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
    • Saint Benedict
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Benedict. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
      • Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
    • Patton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
      • Patton is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <3>
    • Spangler
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
      • Spangler is located in Cambria County
    • Barnesboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
      • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
    • Northern Cambria
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
      • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
    • West Branch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
      • West Branch is located in Cambria County
    • Carrolltown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Elmora
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
      • Elmora is located in Cambria County
    • Garmantown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
      • Garmantown is located in Cambria County
    • Nicktown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
      • Nicktown is located in Cambria County
    • Chest Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
      • Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Colver
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
    • Atwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Barnards
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
      • Barnards is located in Armstrong County
  • Bedford County
    • Pavia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pavia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
      • Pavia is located in Bedford County
  • Blair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
    • Highland Fling
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
      • Highland Fling is located in Blair County
    • Altoona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <3>
    • Canan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
      • Canan is located in Blair County
    • Tipton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Duncansville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncansville
      • Duncansville is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncansville <3>
    • Grazierville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grazierville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
      • Grazierville is located in Blair County
    • Blue Knob
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
      • Blue Knob is located in Blair County
    • Hollidaysburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Newry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Puzzletown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
      • Puzzletown is located in Blair County
    • Culp
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Culp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
      • Culp is located in Blair County
    • Frankstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
      • Frankstown is located in Blair County
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
    • New Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Centre County
    • Sandy Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
    • Glass City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glass City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
      • Glass City is located in Centre County
    • South Philipsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
      • South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
    • Philipsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
      • Philipsburg is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <3>
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
    • Sylvis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
      • Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
    • Westover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
    • McPherron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McPherron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
      • McPherron is located in Clearfield County
    • Burnside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • New Washington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
      • New Washington is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Lyleville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
      • Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
    • Thompsontown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
      • Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
    • Blain City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blain City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
      • Blain City is located in Clearfield County
    • Coalport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Irvona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosebud
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosebud. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
      • Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
    • Newburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Utahville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
      • Utahville is located in Clearfield County
  • Huntingdon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
    • Birmingham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Pennington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pennington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
    • Water Street
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
      • Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
    • Uniontown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Indiana County
    • Alverda
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
      • Alverda is located in Indiana County
    • Cherry Tree
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
      • Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Grisemore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grisemore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
      • Grisemore is located in Indiana County
    • Hillsdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
    • Cookport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
      • Cookport is located in Indiana County
    • Heilwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heilwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
      • Heilwood is located in Indiana County
    • Pine Flats
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Flats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
      • Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
    • Glen Campbell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Campbell
      • Glen Campbell is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Campbell <3>
    • Hooverhurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
      • Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
    • Purchase Line
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
      • Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
    • Commodore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Kenwood is located in Indiana County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
    • Winslow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winslow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Winslow is located in Jefferson County
    • Albion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Jefferson County
    • Punxsutawney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Sykesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
      • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <3>
    • Wishaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wishaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
      • Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
    • Oliveburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oliveburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
      • Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Panic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
      • Panic is located in Jefferson County
    • Prescottville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prescottville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
      • Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
    • Reynoldsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lawrence County
    • Big Run
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
      • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
    • Tire Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
      • Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
    • Paint
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
      • Paint is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Windber
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
    • Seward
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <3>
    • Robb
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
      • Robb is located in Westmoreland County
    • New Florence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolivar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Fairfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Fairfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
      • West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hastings, see our County-by-County Page for Hastings.

Cemeteries Near Hastings ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hastings.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hastings covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.

  • St. Bernard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Barnesboro Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • North End Protestant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. John The Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Grass Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grass Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grass Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (249 more) ...
    • Uniontown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McDowell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Nebo Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nebo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hastings had a population of 1,070 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hastings had a population of 1,145 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.

  • Patton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
    • Patton is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <3>
  • West Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
    • West Branch is located in Cambria County
  • Carrolltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Nicktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
    • Nicktown is located in Cambria County
  • Saint Lawrence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
    • Saint Lawrence is located in Cambria County
  • Sylvis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
    • Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
  • Westover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Westover is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
  • Vetera
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vetera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetera
    • Vetera is located in Cambria County
  • Spruce
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
    • Spruce is located in Indiana County
  • Patchinville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patchinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
    • Patchinville is located in Clearfield County
  • Chest Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
    • Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Saint Augustine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
    • Saint Augustine is located in Cambria County
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    • McPherron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McPherron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
      • McPherron is located in Clearfield County
    • Grisemore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grisemore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
      • Grisemore is located in Indiana County
    • Five Points
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Clearfield County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hastings. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hastings.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hastings ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hastings.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hastings. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hastings and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hastings.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6> of Hastings.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Hastings:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hastings. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Hastings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hastings) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hastings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6659, Longitude: -78.7156       In this case, the coordinates for Hastings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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