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 Lakemont (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 Lakemont. 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 and doctors 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.
Lakemont 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 Lakemont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakemont:
- Blair County (The home county of Lakemont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakemont, with the one closest to Lakemont listed first.
- Eldorado
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Hollidaysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Frankstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- Cross Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Canan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Altoona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Duncansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flowing Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Newry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Point View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Brooks Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Royer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Franklin Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakemont, with the one closest to Lakemont listed first.
- King
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Maria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Pavia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Waterside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- New Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Loysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Osterburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marble City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Riddlesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Salemville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Yellow Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Langdondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakemont, with the one closest to Lakemont listed first.
- Buckhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Gallitzin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tunnelhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Amsbry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Ashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dysart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Spindley City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spindley City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
- Cresson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sankertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sankertown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Dean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Chest Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Bens Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakemont, with the one closest to Lakemont listed first.
- Sandy Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Marengo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Musser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Glass City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- Port Matilda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- South Philipsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- Fairbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Stormstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakemont, with the one closest to Lakemont listed first.
- Utahville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Coalport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ginter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Lyleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Blain City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Hegarty Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Rosebud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Ramey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Irvona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Houtzdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McPherron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Westover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakemont, with the one closest to Lakemont listed first.
- Wells Tannery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Waterfall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakemont, with the one closest to Lakemont listed first.
- Marklesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Entriken
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Water Street
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Hesston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Birmingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Alexandria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McConnellstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Salter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Huntingdon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Huntingdon Furnace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Pennington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakemont, with the one closest to Lakemont listed first.
- Alverda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Grisemore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Uniontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Rexis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rexis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
- Cherry Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Heilwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Heilwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
- Wehrum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wehrum is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
- Pine Flats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Nolo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakemont, with the one closest to Lakemont listed first.
- Kistler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Atkinson Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Newton Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Allensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakemont, with the one closest to Lakemont listed first.
- Ogletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Paint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Windber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakemont, see our County-by-County Page for Lakemont.
Cemeteries Near Lakemont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakemont.
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 Lakemont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakemont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakemont, with the one closest to Lakemont listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carson Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carson Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Cross Keys.
- The Carson Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Albaughs Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155440 <2>
- County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Geeseytown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeseytown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Geeseytown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Frankstown.
- The Geeseytown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Frankstown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991646 <2>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
- The Hutchinson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Guildford Cemetery
- McGarvey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45167 <2>
- Blacks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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 Lakemont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakemont.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakemont, with the one closest to Lakemont listed first.
- Allegheny Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Allegheny Furnace is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Furnace
- Eldorado
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Canan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Stiffler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stiffler is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiffler
- Hollidaysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Frankstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- Duncansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Loop is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
- Altoona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Juniata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Juniata is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Reese
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reese is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Newry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Flowing Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Canoe Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Canoe Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Creek
- Brooks Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakemont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakemont.
Newspapers Published in Lakemont ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakemont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakemont, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakemont.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lakemont:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Blair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Mifflin County
- Somerset 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 Lakemont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakemont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |