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 Klahr (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 Klahr. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Klahr is located in Blair 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 Blair County: Bedford, Cambria, Centre & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Klahr. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Klahr:
- Blair County (The home county of Klahr)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klahr, with the one closest to Klahr listed first.
- Cotton Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Claysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Puzzletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Brooks Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Roaring Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Sharpsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Newry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duncansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cross Keys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Hollidaysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klahr, with the one closest to Klahr listed first.
- King
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Pavia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Maria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Osterburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Waterside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Salemville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Loysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Saint Clairsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Woodbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marble City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klahr, with the one closest to Klahr listed first.
- Puritan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Bens Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Oil City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Scarlan Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scarlan Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlan Hill
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Beaverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beaverdale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Portage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sonman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sonman is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
- Dunlo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dunlo is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
- Cresson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Salix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Salix is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klahr, with the one closest to Klahr listed first.
- Lyleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Utahville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klahr, with the one closest to Klahr listed first.
- Wells Tannery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Valley-Hi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Waterfall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Crystal Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Laidig
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Clear Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Emmaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klahr, with the one closest to Klahr listed first.
- Entriken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Coalmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Dudley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Marklesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Salter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Broad Top City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Hesston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Robertsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Cooks
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Todd
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Joller ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klahr, with the one closest to Klahr listed first.
- Rexis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rexis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
- Wehrum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wehrum is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
- Dilltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alverda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Armagh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grisemore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Heilwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heilwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
- Nolo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klahr, with the one closest to Klahr listed first.
- Ogletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Windber
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Paint
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Central City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forward is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Tire Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Blough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blough is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
- Benson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Davidsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hollsopple
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hooversville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Buckstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klahr, with the one closest to Klahr listed first.
- Seward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Robb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- New Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Klahr, see our County-by-County Page for Klahr.
Cemeteries Near Klahr ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Klahr.
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 Klahr - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Klahr covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Klahr, with the one closest to Klahr listed first.
- Stiefler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holsinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Noggle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stowberger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Potter Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Replogle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kauffman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keagy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lillydale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Mennonite Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- County Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Klahr in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Klahr.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Klahr, with the one closest to Klahr listed first.
- Queen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Queen is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen
- Claysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pavia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- King
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Blue Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Bakers Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Summit is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Summit
- Ore Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ore Hill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- East Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roaring Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rodman is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- McKee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKee is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Brooks Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lovely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lovely is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Maria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- East Sharpsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Klahr. See our List of 1890's Communities around Klahr.
Newspapers Published in Klahr ...
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 Klahr.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Klahr, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Klahr.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Klahr:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Blair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cambria County
- Clearfield County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Somerset County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Klahr, 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- Klahr) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |