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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 Houserville (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 Houserville. 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 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 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.

Houserville is located in Centre 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 Centre County: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin & Union.

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

  • Centre County     (The home county of Houserville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Houserville, with the one closest to Houserville listed first.
    • Lemont
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemont
      • Lemont is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemont <2>
    • Panorama Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
      • Panorama Village is located in Centre County
    • State College
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Boalsburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boalsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boalsburg
      • Boalsburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boalsburg <2>
    • Linden Hall
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Krumrine
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Krumrine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
      • Krumrine is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Krumrine
      • From Houserville to Krumrine
    • Park Forest Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Forest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest Village
      • Park Forest Village is located in Centre County
    • Axemann
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Axemann. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
      • Axemann is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Axemann
      • From Houserville to Axemann
    • Pleasant Gap
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomsdorf
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Waddle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waddle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
      • Waddle is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waddle
      • From Houserville to Waddle
    • Bellefonte
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Houserville, with the one closest to Houserville listed first.
    • Tyrone Forge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Tyrone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Grazierville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tipton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Culp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
      • Culp is located in Blair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Culp
      • From Houserville to Culp
    • Covedale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Covedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
      • Covedale is located in Blair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Covedale
      • From Houserville to Covedale
    • Bellwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Houserville, with the one closest to Houserville listed first.
    • Kylertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chester Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
      • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Morrisdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Osceola Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Mills
      • Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola Mills <2>
    • West Decatur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Wallaceton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Pottersdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Clearfield County
    • Parsonsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Brisbin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shiloh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shiloh
      • From Houserville to Shiloh
    • Ginter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ginter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
      • Ginter is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ginter
      • From Houserville to Ginter
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Houserville, with the one closest to Houserville listed first.
    • Abdera
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tylersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Beech Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
      • Beech Creek is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Creek <2>
    • Cedar Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mill Hall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
      • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <2>
    • Salona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenburr
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rote
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rote. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
      • Rote is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rote
      • From Houserville to Rote
    • Flemington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Flemington is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Castanea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Farrandsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntingdon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Houserville, with the one closest to Houserville listed first.
    • Ennisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Neffs Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dungarvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Seven Stars
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
      • Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
    • Donation
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Huntingdon Furnace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Huntingdon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <2>
    • Birmingham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alexandria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Water Street
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntingdon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Juniata County
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Houserville, with the one closest to Houserville listed first.
    • Milroy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milroy <2>
    • Kishacoquillas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Belleville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <2>
    • Honey Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lumber City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
    • Reedsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Menno
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Yeagertown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Allensville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Burnham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <2>
    • Highland Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Juniata Terrace
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
      • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Houserville, with the one closest to Houserville listed first.
    • Bannerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • McClure
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
      • McClure is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <2>
    • Middle Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Union County
    • Cherry Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Houserville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Houserville.

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 Houserville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Houserville had a population of 167 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Dale Summit
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Summit
    • Dale Summit is located in Centre County
  • Krumrine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Krumrine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
    • Krumrine is located in Centre County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Krumrine
    • From Houserville to Krumrine
  • Boalsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boalsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boalsburg
    • Boalsburg is located in Centre County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boalsburg <2>
  • Linden Hall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fillmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Fillmore is located in Centre County
  • Pleasant Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Axemann
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Axemann. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
    • Axemann is located in Centre County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Axemann
    • From Houserville to Axemann
  • Waddle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waddle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
    • Waddle is located in Centre County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Waddle
    • From Houserville to Waddle
  • Pine Grove Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Mills
    • Pine Grove Mills is located in Centre County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove Mills <2>
  • Unionville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellefonte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Julian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Buffalo Run
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Run
      • Buffalo Run is located in Centre County
    • Centre Hall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wingate
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wingate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wingate
      • From Houserville to Wingate

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

Newspapers Published in Houserville ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Houserville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Houserville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Houserville.

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 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 Houserville:

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

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>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- Houserville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Houserville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8239, Longitude: -77.8289       In this case, the coordinates for Houserville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Houserville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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