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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 Huntley (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 Huntley. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Huntley is located in Cameron 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 Cameron County: Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, McKean & Potter.

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

  • Cameron County     (The home county of Huntley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntley, with the one closest to Huntley listed first.
    • Driftwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cameron
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wyside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
      • Wyside is located in Cameron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wyside
      • From Huntley to Wyside
    • Emporium
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
      • Emporium is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <1>
    • Weber City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
      • Weber City is located in Cameron County
    • Beechwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beechwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beechwood
      • From Huntley to Beechwood
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntley, with the one closest to Huntley listed first.
    • Pine Glen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
      • Pine Glen is located in Centre County
    • Moshannon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Poorman Side
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
      • Clarence is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <1>
    • Pancake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pancake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
      • Pancake is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pancake
      • From Huntley to Pancake
    • Snow Shoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
      • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <1>
    • Casanova
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Monument
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
      • Monument is located in Centre County
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntley, with the one closest to Huntley listed first.
    • Pottersdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Tyler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tyler
      • From Huntley to Tyler
    • Shiloh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shiloh
      • From Huntley to Shiloh
    • Kylertown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Joy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Joy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
      • Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Joy
      • From Huntley to Mount Joy
    • Plymptonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymptonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
      • Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
    • Winterburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Barrett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Barrett is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barrett
      • From Huntley to Barrett
    • Clearfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrisdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Hyde
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
      • Hyde is located in Clearfield County
  • Clinton County
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntley, with the one closest to Huntley listed first.
    • Dents Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dents Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
      • Dents Run is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dents Run
      • From Huntley to Dents Run
    • Grant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grant
      • From Huntley to Grant
    • Benezette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Caledonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caledonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caledonia
      • From Huntley to Caledonia
    • Byrnedale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Scattertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Marys
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <1>
    • Dagus Mines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Kylers Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Instanter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Instanter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
      • Instanter is located in Elk County
    • Streights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Streights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
      • Streights is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Streights
      • From Huntley to Streights
    • Johnsonburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • McKean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntley, with the one closest to Huntley listed first.
    • Gardeau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Clermont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clermont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
      • Clermont is located in McKean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clermont
      • From Huntley to Clermont
    • Crosby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Potter County

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

Cemeteries Near Huntley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huntley.

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

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

  • Wyle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine St. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine St. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine St. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mason Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mix Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mix Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hicks Run Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilmore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • Wharton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wharton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wharton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Summerson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Summerson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Valentine Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46434 <4>

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Huntley had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Mix Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mix Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
    • Mix Run is located in Cameron County
  • Driftwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sterling Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Run
    • Sterling Run is located in Cameron County
  • Wyside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
    • Wyside is located in Cameron County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wyside
    • From Huntley to Wyside
  • Dents Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dents Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
    • Dents Run is located in Elk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dents Run
    • From Huntley to Dents Run
  • Cameron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • First Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Fork
    • First Fork is located in Cameron County
  • Grant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Elk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grant
    • From Huntley to Grant
  • Emporium
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
    • Emporium is located in Cameron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <1>
  • Benezette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hammersley Fork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Wharton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wharton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
    • Wharton is located in Potter County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Truman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
      • Truman is located in Cameron County
    • Beechwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beechwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beechwood
      • From Huntley to Beechwood
    • Pottersdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Huntley ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huntley, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huntley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Huntley:

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

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

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>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 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.
<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>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 Huntley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Huntley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huntley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3715, Longitude: -78.1583    









 

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