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 Indian Springs Estates (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 Springs Estates. 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.
Name Variations for Indian Springs Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Indian Springs Estates: Indian Spgs. Ests. (or less commonly used: Indian Spngs. Ests. or Indian Sprngs. Ests.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Indian Springs Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian Springs Estates.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors 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.
Indian Springs Estates is located in Indiana 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 Indiana County: Armstrong, Cambria, Clearfield, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Indian Springs Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Springs Estates:
- Indiana County (The home county of Indian Springs Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs Estates, with the one closest to Indian Springs Estates listed first.
- Ben Avon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ben Avon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Shado-Wood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shado-Wood Village is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shado-Wood Village
- Chevy Chase Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Heights is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Heights
- Indiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lucerne Mines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lucerne Mines is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne Mines
- Homer City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smathers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Waterman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
- Aultman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Creekside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Graceton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Jacksonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs Estates, with the one closest to Indian Springs Estates listed first.
- Sligo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Natrona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Brackenridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Texas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
- Tarentum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs Estates, with the one closest to Indian Springs Estates listed first.
- Atwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Elderton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Blanco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Whitesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Barnards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Rural Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- Cochrans Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Spring Church
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bryan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Edmon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs Estates, with the one closest to Indian Springs Estates listed first.
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Leasureville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs Estates, with the one closest to Indian Springs Estates listed first.
- White Mill Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Vintondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vintondale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Belsano
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Twin Rocks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Nicktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Garmantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Pindleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pindleton is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindleton
- Mundys Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mundys Corner is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Corner
- Nanty Glo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs Estates, with the one closest to Indian Springs Estates listed first.
- Fairmont City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Bethlehem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hawthorn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs Estates, with the one closest to Indian Springs Estates listed first.
- Sylvis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Burnside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Westover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- New Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Mahaffey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs Estates, with the one closest to Indian Springs Estates listed first.
- Valier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Punxsutawney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oliveburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Timblin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Winslow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Langville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Worthville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Coolspring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pansy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs Estates, with the one closest to Indian Springs Estates listed first.
- Tire Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Thomas Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Davidsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Mountain Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Benson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Hollsopple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs Estates, with the one closest to Indian Springs Estates listed first.
- Livermore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Burrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Bolivar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Seward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avonmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Robb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- West Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- Salina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Derry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Alexandria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Derry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Derry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Springs Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Springs Estates.
Cemeteries Near Indian Springs Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Springs Estates.
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 Indian Springs Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Springs Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Springs Estates, with the one closest to Indian Springs Estates listed first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
- The St. Bernards Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Bernards of Clairvoux Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45990 <2>
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smathers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McIntire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Speedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherryhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coral Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coral Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coral.
- The Coral Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129169 <2>
- Frye Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Crooked Creek Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Indian Springs Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indian Springs Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Springs Estates, with the one closest to Indian Springs Estates listed first.
- Two Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
- Indiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crete
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crete is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Smathers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Homer City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Graceton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Creekside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Parkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Brush Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Valley is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Valley
- Onberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Onberg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onberg
- Kimmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kimmel is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Chambersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shelocta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pikes Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Advance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Advance is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Springs Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Springs Estates.
Newspapers Published in Indian Springs Estates ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Springs Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Springs Estates, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indian Springs Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Springs Estates:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Cambria County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Somerset County
- Westmoreland 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 Indian Springs Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indian Springs Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |