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 Houtzdale (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 Houtzdale. 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 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.
Houtzdale is located in Clearfield 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 Clearfield County: Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Indiana & Jefferson.
Below are the counties that are near Houtzdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Houtzdale:
- Clearfield County (The home county of Houtzdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Houtzdale, with the one closest to Houtzdale listed first.
- Ramey
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Brisbin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Ginter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Parsonsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Belsena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belsena is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsena
- Belsena has also been known as:
- Belsena Mills
- Hegarty Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Glen Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Sanborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sanborn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
- Utahville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Osceola Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Coalport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houtzdale, with the one closest to Houtzdale listed first.
- Grazierville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Tipton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Bellwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Highland Fling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Culp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Altoona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Canan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Eldorado
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Point View
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Flowing Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Franklin Forge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houtzdale, with the one closest to Houtzdale listed first.
- Lloydville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Flinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fallentimber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dysart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Thomas Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
- Buckhorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Patton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ashville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chest Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Hastings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Amsbry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Carrolltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houtzdale, with the one closest to Houtzdale listed first.
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sandy Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Glass City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- South Philipsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- North Philipsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- Philipsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Casanova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Casanova is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
- Port Matilda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marengo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Stormstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Musser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Ramblewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Scotia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Scotia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houtzdale, with the one closest to Houtzdale listed first.
- Pennington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Birmingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Dungarvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Huntingdon Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Seven Stars
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Water Street
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Alexandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Neffs Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Donation
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Huntingdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Hesston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houtzdale, with the one closest to Houtzdale listed first.
- Glen Campbell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Urey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Uniontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Cherry Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Hooverhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
- Hillsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Johnsonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Alverda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Grisemore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Cookport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Purchase Line
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
- Rossiter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Commodore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houtzdale, with the one closest to Houtzdale listed first.
- Winslow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Sykesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prescottville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Houtzdale, see our County-by-County Page for Houtzdale.
Cemeteries Near Houtzdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Houtzdale.
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 Houtzdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Houtzdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Houtzdale, with the one closest to Houtzdale listed first.
- Beulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Barbara Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baughman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Criswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weld Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Utahville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Utahville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Utahville.
- The Utahville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Utahville UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #481119 <2>
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Cambria Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sanborn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Houtzdale had a population of 2,231 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Houtzdale had a population of 739 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Houtzdale, with the one closest to Houtzdale listed first.
- Ramey
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Kendrick
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kendrick is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
- Smoke Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smoke Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Run
- Morann
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morann is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morann
- Brisbin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Madera
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Banian Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Banian Junction is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banian Junction
- Goss Run Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goss Run Junction is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Run Junction
- Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Belsena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belsena is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsena
- Belsena has also been known as:
- Belsena Mills
- Hegarty Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Allemans
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allemans is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allemans
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glen Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Utahville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Jeffries
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jeffries is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffries
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Houtzdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Houtzdale.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Houtzdale ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Houtzdale.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Houtzdale. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Houtzdale and those printed in the larger area surrounding Houtzdale.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> of Houtzdale.
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 helpful 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 Houtzdale:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clearfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence 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 Houtzdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Houtzdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |