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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 Jackson Corner (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 Jackson Corner. 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 Jackson Corner ...
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 Jackson Corner: Jackson Cor. (or less commonly used: Jackson Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jackson Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jackson Corner.
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 hospitals and 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.
Jackson Corner is located in Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, Fulton, Juniata & Mifflin.
Below are the counties that are near Jackson Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jackson Corner:
- Huntingdon County (The home county of Jackson Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Corner, with the one closest to Jackson Corner listed first.
- Ennisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Donation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Neffs Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huntingdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Dungarvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Huntingdon Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Birdville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Mapleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Mount Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Corner, with the one closest to Jackson Corner listed first.
- Covedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Tyrone Forge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Franklin Forge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Springfield Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Culp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Tyrone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grazierville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Point View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Shellytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Tipton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Flowing Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Bellwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cambria County
- Lloydville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Corner, with the one closest to Jackson Corner listed first.
- Pine Grove Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Ramblewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Bloomsdorf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Musser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Boalsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marengo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Panorama Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- State College
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Krumrine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Lemont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Linden Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Park Forest Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Park Forest Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest Village
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Corner, with the one closest to Jackson Corner listed first.
- Chester Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Osceola Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ginter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Brisbin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Morrisdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parsonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Corner, with the one closest to Jackson Corner listed first.
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Dry Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Corner, with the one closest to Jackson Corner listed first.
- Peru Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Reeds Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- McCullochs Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Doyles Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- East Rutherford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Perulack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Mifflin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Old Port
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mexico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- McAlisterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Corner, with the one closest to Jackson Corner listed first.
- Menno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Allensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mattawana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kishacoquillas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Atkinson Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Juniata Terrace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lumber City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Kistler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Corner, with the one closest to Jackson Corner listed first.
- New Germantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kistler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Ickesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Bixler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Cisna Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Centre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Eshcol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Corner, with the one closest to Jackson Corner listed first.
- Bannerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- McClure
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jackson Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Jackson Corner.
Cemeteries Near Jackson Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jackson Corner.
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 Jackson Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jackson Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jackson Corner, with the one closest to Jackson Corner listed first.
- Coy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cornpropst Mills Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ennisville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mateer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McAlevys Fort United Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McAlevys Fort Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carolus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Hill Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ewing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Donation Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Evans Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Steel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Jackson Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jackson Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jackson Corner, with the one closest to Jackson Corner listed first.
- Ennisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Saulsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saulsburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsburg
- McAlevys Fort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McAlevys Fort is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlevys Fort
- Manor Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Hill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Donation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Allensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Menno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Masseyburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Masseyburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyburg
- Mooresville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Neffs Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Cottage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cottage is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Airydale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Airydale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airydale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McVeytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jackson Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jackson Corner.
Newspapers Published in Jackson Corner ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jackson Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jackson Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jackson Corner.
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 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 Jackson Corner:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Huntingdon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Franklin County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry County
- Snyder County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jackson Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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- Jackson Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |