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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 Indian Head (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 Indian Head. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Indian Head is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Garrett (MD), Greene, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, Monongalia (WV) & Preston (WV).

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

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Indian Head)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Head, with the one closest to Indian Head listed first.
    • Champion
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • White
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Seven Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
      • Seven Springs is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Springs <1>
    • Bear Rocks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurelville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Connellsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • South Connellsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Connellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Connellsville
      • South Connellsville is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Connellsville <1>
    • Everson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
      • Everson is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Ohiopyle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sitka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sitka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
      • Sitka is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sitka
      • From Indian Head to Sitka
    • Dunbar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rogerstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Allegheny County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Head, with the one closest to Indian Head listed first.
    • Sunny Side
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Boston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
    • Versailles
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cambria County
    • Elim
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
      • Elim is located in Cambria County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Head, with the one closest to Indian Head listed first.
    • Nemacolin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemacolin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
      • Nemacolin is located in Greene County
    • Stringtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Indiana County
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Head, with the one closest to Indian Head listed first.
    • New Lexington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lavansville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • New Centerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
      • New Centerville is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Casselman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casselman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
      • Casselman is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Roytown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Confluence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
      • Confluence is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <1>
    • Markleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Husband
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Husband. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband
      • Husband is located in Somerset County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Husband
      • From Indian Head to Husband
    • Sipesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Somerset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <1>
    • Laurel Mountain Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain Village
      • Laurel Mountain Village is located in Somerset County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Head, with the one closest to Indian Head listed first.
    • Allenport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenport
      • Allenport is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allenport <1>
    • Speers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
      • Speers is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Blainsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • California
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
      • California is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <1>
    • Coal Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Donora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Dunlevy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlevy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlevy
      • Dunlevy is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlevy <1>
    • Elco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
      • Elco is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elco
      • From Indian Head to Elco
    • Roscoe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
    • Stockdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
      • Stockdale is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockdale <1>
    • Twilight
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twilight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
      • Twilight is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • West Brownsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
      • West Brownsville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Westmoreland County
  • Garrett County (MD)
  • Preston County (WV)

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

Cemeteries Near Indian Head ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Head.

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

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

  • Hillview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dan Snyder Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Normalville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Raymonds Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Raymonds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Raymonds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nedrow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nedrow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nedrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Imel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Imel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Imel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Porch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Lick Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sands Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sands Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sands Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (252 more) ...

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 Indian Head had a population of 142 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Normalville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normalville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normalville
    • Normalville is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normalville <1>
  • White
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
    • Jones Mills is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones Mills <1>
  • Mill Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
    • Mill Run is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Run <1>
  • Scullton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scullton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullton
    • Scullton is located in Somerset County
  • Donegal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donegal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal
    • Donegal is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donegal <1>
  • Indian Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Indian Creek is located in Fayette County
  • Acme
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Acme is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <1>
  • Stewarton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewarton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarton
    • Stewarton is located in Fayette County
  • Barronvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barronvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barronvale
    • Barronvale is located in Somerset County
  • Trent
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
    • Trent is located in Somerset County
  • Bakersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
    • Bakersville is located in Somerset County
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Laurelville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stahlstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pennsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
      • Pennsville is located in Fayette County

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

Newspapers Published in Indian Head ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Head.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Head, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indian Head.

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 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 Indian Head:

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

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>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.
<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indian Head) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian Head. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0250, Longitude: -79.3945    
<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 Indian Head, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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