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 Larke (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 Larke. 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 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.
Larke 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 Larke. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Larke:
- Blair County (The home county of Larke)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larke, with the one closest to Larke listed first.
- Shellytown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Williamsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Franklin Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Springfield Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oreminea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Royer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Covedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Flowing Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Point View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Beavertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Frankstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- Clover Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Hollidaysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larke, with the one closest to Larke listed first.
- Maria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Riddlesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- King
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Waterside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Langdondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Marble City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Saxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Loysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Yellow Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Salemville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Coaldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larke, with the one closest to Larke listed first.
- Buckhorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Gallitzin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tunnelhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Lloydville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Amsbry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Ashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dysart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Cresson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sankertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sankertown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Spindley City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spindley City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
- Bens Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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 Larke, with the one closest to Larke listed first.
- Marengo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Musser
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Ramblewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Fairbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Port Matilda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Pine Grove Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stormstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Bloomsdorf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Scotia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Glass City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- Krumrine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larke, with the one closest to Larke listed first.
- Ginter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Utahville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Ramey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Lyleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Houtzdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blain City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Coalport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hegarty Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Rosebud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Brisbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Osceola Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Parsonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Glen Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larke, with the one closest to Larke listed first.
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Dry Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Doylestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larke, with the one closest to Larke listed first.
- Waterfall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wells Tannery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Clear Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Valley-Hi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Laidig
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Fort Littleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Cabins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larke, with the one closest to Larke listed first.
- Marklesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Hesston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McConnellstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Entriken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Water Street
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birdville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Cassville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Todd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larke, with the one closest to Larke listed first.
- Peru Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perulack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larke, with the one closest to Larke listed first.
- Kistler
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Atkinson Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Allensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McVeytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mattawana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Menno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Belleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Somerset County
- Ogletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Larke, see our County-by-County Page for Larke.
Cemeteries Near Larke ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Larke.
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 Larke - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Larke covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Larke, with the one closest to Larke listed first.
- Bosler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Snively Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Biddle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- David Beck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marklesburg Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marklesburg Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Royer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clapper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- Shultz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schmucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Larke in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Larke.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Larke, with the one closest to Larke listed first.
- Williamsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wertz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wertz is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wertz
- Ganister
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ganister is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganister
- Franklin Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Springfield Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marklesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Royer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Aitch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aitch is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aitch
- Point View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Carlim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carlim is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlim
- Covedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Canoe Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canoe Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Creek
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Flowing Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Reese
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reese is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Yellow Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yellow Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Larke. See our List of 1890's Communities around Larke.
Newspapers Published in Larke ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Larke.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Larke, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Larke.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Larke:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Blair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Larke) 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 Larke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |