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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 Indiana (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 Indiana. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Indiana is located in Indiana County and is the County Seat.

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 Indiana County: Armstrong, Cambria, Clearfield, Jefferson & Westmoreland.

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

  • Indiana County     (The home county of Indiana)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indiana, with the one closest to Indiana listed first.
    • Chevy Chase Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Heights
      • Chevy Chase Heights is located in Indiana County
    • Ben Avon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
      • Ben Avon is located in Indiana County
    • Shado-Wood Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shado-Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shado-Wood Village
      • Shado-Wood Village is located in Indiana County
    • Lucerne Mines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucerne Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne Mines
      • Lucerne Mines is located in Indiana County
    • Chambersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Creekside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
      • Creekside is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Homer City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kimmel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gilpin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilpin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
      • Gilpin is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gilpin
      • From Indiana to Gilpin
    • Waterman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Smathers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smathers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
      • Smathers is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Smathers
      • From Indiana to Smathers
    • Aultman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Allegheny County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indiana, with the one closest to Indiana listed first.
    • Karns
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Karns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
      • Karns is located in Allegheny County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Karns
      • From Indiana to Karns
    • Sligo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sligo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
      • Sligo is located in Allegheny County
    • Natrona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Brackenridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenridge
      • Brackenridge is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brackenridge <2>
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indiana, with the one closest to Indiana listed first.
    • Atwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Elderton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderton
      • Elderton is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elderton <2>
    • Olivet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Barnards
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
      • Barnards is located in Armstrong County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barnards
      • From Indiana to Barnards
    • Rural Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Blanco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
      • Blanco is located in Armstrong County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blanco
      • From Indiana to Blanco
    • Whitesburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
      • Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitesburg
      • From Indiana to Whitesburg
    • Yatesboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Bryan is located in Armstrong County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bryan
      • From Indiana to Bryan
    • Cochrans Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Spring Church
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Dayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indiana, with the one closest to Indiana listed first.
    • Leasureville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Monroe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monroe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Monroe
      • From Indiana to Monroe
  • Cambria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indiana, with the one closest to Indiana listed first.
    • Vintondale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vintondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
      • Vintondale is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • White Mill Crossing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Belsano
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Rocks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Garmantown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Nicktown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cardiff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cardiff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Cambria County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cardiff
      • From Indiana to Cardiff
    • Wilmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
      • Wilmore is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <2>
    • Barnesboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
      • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
    • Colver
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Northern Cambria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
      • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
    • Nanty Glo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarion County
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indiana, with the one closest to Indiana listed first.
    • Sylvis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
      • Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sylvis
      • From Indiana to Sylvis
    • Burnside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Westover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
    • New Washington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
      • New Washington is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Mahaffey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaffey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaffey
      • Mahaffey is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahaffey <2>
    • Newburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • McPherron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McPherron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
      • McPherron is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McPherron
      • From Indiana to McPherron
    • Thompsontown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
      • Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indiana, with the one closest to Indiana listed first.
    • Punxsutawney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Albion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Winslow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winslow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Winslow is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winslow
      • From Indiana to Winslow
    • Oliveburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oliveburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
      • Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oliveburg
      • From Indiana to Oliveburg
    • Timblin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timblin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
      • Timblin is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Worthville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Langville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Pansy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Coolspring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Green Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
      • Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Panic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lawrence County
    • Big Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
      • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indiana, with the one closest to Indiana listed first.
    • Tire Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomas Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jerome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Somerset County
    • Davidsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsville
      • Davidsville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidsville <2>
    • Hollsopple
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Paint
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
      • Paint is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indiana, with the one closest to Indiana listed first.
    • Bolivar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Seward
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Burrell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
      • Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burrell
      • From Indiana to Burrell
    • Robb
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • New Florence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Avonmore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • West Fairfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Salina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • New Alexandria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
      • New Alexandria is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Alexandria <2>
    • New Derry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Derry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
      • Derry is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <2>
    • East Vandergrift
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
      • East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people

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

Cemeteries Near Indiana ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indiana.

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

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

  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cherryhill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherryhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherryhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crooked Creek Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Smathers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smathers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smathers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sample Run Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sample Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sample Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Speedy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speedy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frye Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plum Creek Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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    • Rich Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rich Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rich Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Columbia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Washington Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Washington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Indiana had a population of 1,963 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Indiana had a population of 13,120 people.

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

  • Two Lick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
    • Two Lick is located in Indiana County
  • Crete
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
    • Crete is located in Indiana County
  • Homer City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Creekside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
    • Creekside is located in Indiana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Onberg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onberg
    • Onberg is located in Indiana County
  • Chambersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Smathers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smathers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
    • Smathers is located in Indiana County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Smathers
    • From Indiana to Smathers
  • Gilpin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilpin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
    • Gilpin is located in Indiana County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gilpin
    • From Indiana to Gilpin
  • Kimmel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brush Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Valley
    • Brush Valley is located in Indiana County
  • Willet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pikes Peak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikes Peak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
    • Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Penn Run
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Tanoma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tanoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanoma
      • Tanoma is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tanoma
      • From Indiana to Tanoma
    • Parkwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
      • Parkwood is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Parkwood
      • From Indiana to Parkwood

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Indiana ...

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 Indiana.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Indiana. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Indiana and those printed in the larger area surrounding Indiana.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6> of Indiana.

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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Indiana:

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

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Indiana, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Indiana) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indiana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6229, Longitude: -79.1508    









 

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