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 Heilwood (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 Heilwood. 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 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.
Heilwood 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 Heilwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heilwood:
- Indiana County (The home county of Heilwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heilwood, with the one closest to Heilwood listed first.
- Pine Flats
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Grisemore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Kenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Alverda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Nolo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Cookport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Penn Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Commodore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clymer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Suncliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Suncliff is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
- Cherry Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Dicksonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dicksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonville
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heilwood, with the one closest to Heilwood listed first.
- Atwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Barnards
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Elderton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bryan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Dayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Yatesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- Echo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Olivet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Whitesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Muff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Cochrans Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Bedford County
- Pavia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heilwood, with the one closest to Heilwood listed first.
- Highland Fling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Blue Knob
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Canan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Eldorado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Cross Keys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Puzzletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Altoona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Duncansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brooks Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Hollidaysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heilwood, with the one closest to Heilwood listed first.
- Nicktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Garmantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- White Mill Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Northern Cambria
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Spangler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Barnesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- West Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Belsano
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Elmora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elmora is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Twin Rocks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Colver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Pindleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pindleton is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindleton
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heilwood, with the one closest to Heilwood listed first.
- Sylvis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Burnside
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- New Washington
(17 miles [27.4 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
- McPherron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Newburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Mahaffey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mayes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mayes is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
- Thompsontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Coalport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Irvona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Rosebud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heilwood, with the one closest to Heilwood listed first.
- Valier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Winslow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Punxsutawney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Albion
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Oliveburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Panic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Timblin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Wishaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
- Coolspring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sykesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Worthville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heilwood, with the one closest to Heilwood listed first.
- Tire Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Paint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Windber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Davidsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Benson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Hollsopple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jerome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Ogletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heilwood, with the one closest to Heilwood listed first.
- Seward
(15 miles [24.1 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
- New Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- Burrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Livermore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Derry
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- New Derry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Avonmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heilwood, see our County-by-County Page for Heilwood.
Cemeteries Near Heilwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heilwood.
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 Heilwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heilwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heilwood, with the one closest to Heilwood listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Independent Country Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Diamondville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Land Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McDowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cookport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rich Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grass Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Sample Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Barnesboro 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 Heilwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heilwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heilwood, with the one closest to Heilwood listed first.
- Grisemore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Kenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Pine Flats
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Nolo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Strongstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pikes Peak
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Nicktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Spruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Cookport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Penn Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Suncliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Suncliff is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
- Belsano
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vetera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vetera is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetera
- West Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Onberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Onberg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onberg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heilwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heilwood.
Newspapers Published in Heilwood ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heilwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heilwood, 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 Heilwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Heilwood:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Cambria 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 Heilwood, 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' (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- Heilwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |