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 Inglesmith (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 Inglesmith. 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.
Inglesmith is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Allegany (MD), Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Inglesmith. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Inglesmith:
- Bedford County (The home county of Inglesmith)
- The following are listed by their distance from Inglesmith, with the one closest to Inglesmith listed first.
- Purcell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Robinsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Beans Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Rainsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Everett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Charlesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Ott Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Bedford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Dallas
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Breezewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Cooks Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Hyndman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inglesmith, with the one closest to Inglesmith listed first.
- Cove Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Claylick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Mercersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dickey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Fort Loudon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Markes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Welsh Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Cowans Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inglesmith, with the one closest to Inglesmith listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Covalt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Emmaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Needmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Sipes Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Akersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Websters Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Valley-Hi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Harrisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- McConnellsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inglesmith, with the one closest to Inglesmith listed first.
- Fairhope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wellersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Johnsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Callimont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Wittenberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Downey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Downey is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Inglesmith, with the one closest to Inglesmith listed first.
- Little Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flintstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Rush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Keifers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Oldtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ellerslie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Spring Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Savage Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Corriganville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Inglesmith, with the one closest to Inglesmith listed first.
- Pearre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Big Pool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wilson - Conococheague
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Inglesmith, with the one closest to Inglesmith listed first.
- Hedgesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Arden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Bedington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Falling Waters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gerrardstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Inglesmith, with the one closest to Inglesmith listed first.
- Okonoko
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Donaldson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Points
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Higginsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Good
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Slanesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Three Churches
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- North River Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Ritters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Wapocomo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Inglesmith, with the one closest to Inglesmith listed first.
- Wiley Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carpendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Ridgeley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Ashby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Short Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Inglesmith, with the one closest to Inglesmith listed first.
- Orleans Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Doe Gully
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Woodmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hansrote
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Berryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Paw Paw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Stotlers Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Holton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Inglesmith, see our County-by-County Page for Inglesmith.
Cemeteries Near Inglesmith ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Inglesmith.
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 Inglesmith - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Inglesmith covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Inglesmith, with the one closest to Inglesmith listed first.
- McKees Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hendershot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Robinette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Hancock (MD).
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81574 <3>
- Prosperity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lashley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Browning Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dyche Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roby Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Great Cacapon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Community Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ruby Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Inglesmith in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Inglesmith.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Inglesmith, with the one closest to Inglesmith listed first.
- Purcell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Piney Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Robinsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Elbinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elbinsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbinsville
- Buck Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buck Valley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Valley
- Chaneysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chaneysville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaneysville
- Little Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orleans Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Doe Gully
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Flintstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Great Cacapon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sir Johns Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Warfordsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beans Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Clearville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Inglesmith. See our List of 1890's Communities around Inglesmith.
Newspapers Published in Inglesmith ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Inglesmith.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Inglesmith, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Inglesmith.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Inglesmith:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Somerset County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Inglesmith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Inglesmith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |