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Welcome to Hegarty Crossroads ...

Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Hegarty Crossroads, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hegarty Crossroads, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Hegarty Crossroads: Hegarty Xrds.

Hegarty Crossroads is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hegarty Crossroads lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hegarty Crossroads is within the (814) area code.

Communities near Hegarty Crossroads ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hegarty Crossroads.

  • Altoona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Clearfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Tyrone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Tyrone is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
  • Northern Cambria
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
  • Philipsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Barnesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
    • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
  • Curwensville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Spangler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
    • Spangler is located in Cambria County
  • Bellwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Patton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hegarty Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hegarty Crossroads.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hegarty Crossroads. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hegarty Crossroads.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hegarty Crossroads. See our Newspapers Page for Hegarty Crossroads.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hegarty Crossroads ...

Looking for more information about Hegarty Crossroads? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hegarty Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hegarty Crossroads.

Adding Hegarty Crossroads to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hegarty Crossroads in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hegarty Crossroads was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hegarty Crossroads.

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

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Clearfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hegarty Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.









 

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