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 Hustontown (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 Hustontown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Hustontown is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Bedford, Franklin & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Hustontown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hustontown:
- Fulton County (The home county of Hustontown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hustontown, with the one closest to Hustontown listed first.
- Fort Littleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clear Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Laidig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Harrisonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Knobsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Waterfall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burnt Cabins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Wells Tannery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- McConnellsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valley-Hi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Akersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Sipes Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hustontown, with the one closest to Hustontown listed first.
- Coaldale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Saxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Breezewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Graceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Langdondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Riddlesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Marble City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Yellow Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Woodbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Everett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Dallas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Loysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hustontown, with the one closest to Hustontown listed first.
- Clover Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Beavertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Martinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shellytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- East Sharpsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Oreminea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Roaring Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Royer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brooks Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hustontown, with the one closest to Hustontown listed first.
- Newburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shippensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hustontown, with the one closest to Hustontown listed first.
- Cowans Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Metal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Freestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Fort Loudon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Dickey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Markes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Keefers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Saint Thomas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Mercersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Rockdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hustontown, with the one closest to Hustontown listed first.
- Maddensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Selea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Joller ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Three Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Robertsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Cooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Kimmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Saltillo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Coles ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Pogue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Shade Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Top City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hustontown, with the one closest to Hustontown listed first.
- Waterloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Peru Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Perulack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hustontown, with the one closest to Hustontown listed first.
- Kistler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Atkinson Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Perry County
- New Germantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hustontown, with the one closest to Hustontown listed first.
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Clear Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maugansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Pool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson - Conococheague
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Huyett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hustontown, with the one closest to Hustontown listed first.
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Sleepy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Cherry Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Holton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hustontown, see our County-by-County Page for Hustontown.
Cemeteries Near Hustontown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hustontown.
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 Hustontown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hustontown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hustontown, with the one closest to Hustontown listed first.
- Ft. Littleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cromwell Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maddensville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Booth Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Waterfall.
- Wible Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ramsey Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Path Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Cree Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fair Ridge Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Locke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hustontown had a population of 82 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hustontown, with the one closest to Hustontown listed first.
- Gracey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gracey is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Fort Littleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clear Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Harrisonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Knobsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Dublin Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dublin Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Mills
- Saluvia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saluvia is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluvia
- Waterfall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Enid
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Enid is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
- New Grenada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Grenada is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grenada
- Maddensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Burnt Cabins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Selea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Wells Tannery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- McConnellsburg
(8 miles [12.9 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 Hustontown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hustontown.
Newspapers Published in Hustontown ...
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 Hustontown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hustontown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hustontown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hustontown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Morgan 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> | 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 Hustontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hustontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |