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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 Juniata Crossing (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 Juniata Crossing. 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 Juniata Crossing ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Juniata Crossing: Juniata Xing.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Juniata Crossing 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 Juniata Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Juniata Crossing:
- Bedford County (The home county of Juniata Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniata Crossing, with the one closest to Juniata Crossing listed first.
- Breezewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Graceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Everett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Dallas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Coaldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Penn Wood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Penn Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wood
- Langdondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Yellow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Ott Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Marble City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Saxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniata Crossing, with the one closest to Juniata Crossing listed first.
- Clover Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Martinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Claysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- East Sharpsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Roaring Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beavertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Brooks Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Newry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oreminea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Shellytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Puzzletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniata Crossing, with the one closest to Juniata Crossing listed first.
- Cowans Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Cove Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Fort Loudon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Metal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Dickey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Freestone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Markes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Mercersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Saint Thomas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Claylick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Williamson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniata Crossing, with the one closest to Juniata Crossing listed first.
- Akersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Crystal Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Valley-Hi
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Emmaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Wells Tannery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Sipes Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Pleasant Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Laidig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Harrisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Needmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Covalt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniata Crossing, with the one closest to Juniata Crossing listed first.
- Coalmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Dudley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Broad Top City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Robertsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Cooks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Joller ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Maddensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Selea
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Coles ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniata Crossing, with the one closest to Juniata Crossing listed first.
- New Baltimore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Ogletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Central City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniata Crossing, with the one closest to Juniata Crossing listed first.
- Flintstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Orleans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Green Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Rush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniata Crossing, with the one closest to Juniata Crossing listed first.
- Hancock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pearre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Big Pool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniata Crossing, with the one closest to Juniata Crossing listed first.
- Hancock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Sleepy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Bath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Berryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Orleans Cross Roads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Doe Gully
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Cherry Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Hansrote
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Holton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Juniata Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Juniata Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Juniata Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Juniata Crossing.
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 Juniata Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Juniata Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Juniata Crossing, with the one closest to Juniata Crossing listed first.
- Everett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ritchey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hershberger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yellow Creek Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46229 <2>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Steele Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wink Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hetrick Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evans Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Duvalls Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Burger Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bedford Memorial Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Juniata Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Juniata Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Juniata Crossing, with the one closest to Juniata Crossing listed first.
- Jackson Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jackson Mills is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Mills
- Mench
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mench is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mench
- Gapsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gapsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapsville
- Crystal Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Akersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Everett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Graceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Mattie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mattie is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Emmaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Tatesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tatesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Mount Dallas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cypher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cypher is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher
- Ashcom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ashcom is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcom
- Clearville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Juniata Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Juniata Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Juniata Crossing ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Juniata Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Juniata Crossing, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Juniata Crossing.
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 Juniata Crossing:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Somerset County
- Allegany County
- Washington 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> | 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 Juniata Crossing, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Juniata Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |