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 Helixville (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 Helixville. 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 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.
Helixville 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 Helixville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Helixville:
- Bedford County (The home county of Helixville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Helixville, with the one closest to Helixville listed first.
- New Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Schellsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kegg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kegg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Manns Choice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wolfsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsburg
- Saint Clairsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Osterburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Yount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yount is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount
- Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charlesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Pavia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helixville, with the one closest to Helixville listed first.
- Cotton Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Blue Knob
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Claysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Puzzletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Roaring Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- East Sharpsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Martinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Duncansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Keys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Hollidaysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helixville, with the one closest to Helixville listed first.
- Scalp Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Dunlo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dunlo is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
- Salix
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Salix is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
- Ingleside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Beaverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beaverdale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Sidman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Geistown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Geistown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Saint Michael
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint Michael is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
- Ferndale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lorain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lorain is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Daisytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Daisytown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helixville, with the one closest to Helixville listed first.
- Crystal Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Emmaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Akersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Valley-Hi
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Wells Tannery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helixville, with the one closest to Helixville listed first.
- Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Coalmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Dudley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Broad Top City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helixville, with the one closest to Helixville listed first.
- Rexis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rexis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
- Wehrum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wehrum is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helixville, with the one closest to Helixville listed first.
- Central City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Ogletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Buckstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
- Indian Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Forward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forward is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Downey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Downey is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Shanksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blough is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
- Hooversville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Windber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kantner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kantner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kantner
- Mostoller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mostoller is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mostoller
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helixville, with the one closest to Helixville listed first.
- Laughlintown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Laurel Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Laurel Mountain is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Laurel Mountain has also been known as:
- Laurel Mountain Park
- New Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- Seward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- West Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- Rector
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ligonier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Helixville, with the one closest to Helixville listed first.
- Ellerslie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Barrelville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Barrelville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
- Corriganville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Flintstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Savage Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
- Mount Savage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- La Vale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Eckhart Mines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckhart Mines
- Zihlman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zihlman is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zihlman
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Helixville, with the one closest to Helixville listed first.
- Carpendale
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Ridgeley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Helixville, see our County-by-County Page for Helixville.
Cemeteries Near Helixville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Helixville.
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 Helixville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Helixville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Helixville, with the one closest to Helixville listed first.
- Schellsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <2>
- Fishertown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sarver Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Run Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bedford Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mispah Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mispah Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mispah Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Shanksville.
- The Mispah Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mispah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188400 <2>
- Pugh Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Custer Community Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Custer Community Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hollsopple.
- The Custer Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Custer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44661 <2>
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- St.s Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pike Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunmyer Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Helixville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Helixville, with the one closest to Helixville listed first.
- Daley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Daley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daley
- New Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Buena Vista is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buena Vista
- Schellsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crumb
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crumb is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumb
- Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Point is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Springhope
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springhope is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhope
- Kegg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kegg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- New Baltimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Fishertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reitz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reitz is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reitz
- Boone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West End
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West End is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Manns Choice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Napier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Napier is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Helixville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Helixville.
Newspapers Published in Helixville ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Helixville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Helixville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Helixville.
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 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 Helixville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Somerset County
- Westmoreland County
- Allegany County
- Mineral 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Helixville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Helixville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |