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 Latta Grove (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 Latta Grove. 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 Latta Grove ...
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.
Latta Grove has also been known as: Barneytown.
- A typical abbreviation for Latta Grove: Latta Grv.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Latta Grove 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 Latta Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Latta Grove:
- Huntingdon County (The home county of Latta Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Latta Grove, with the one closest to Latta Grove listed first.
- Cassville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Shirleysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Todd
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Aughwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Birdville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Mapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Saltillo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Orbisonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Coles ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latta Grove, with the one closest to Latta Grove listed first.
- Saxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riddlesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Langdondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Coaldale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Marble City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Graceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Loysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waterside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Maria
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latta Grove, with the one closest to Latta Grove listed first.
- Shellytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Beavertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Covedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Oreminea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Franklin Forge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Royer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Springfield Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Flowing Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Point View
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Cambria County
- Buckhorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latta Grove, with the one closest to Latta Grove listed first.
- Musser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Ramblewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Fairbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Marengo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Pine Grove Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latta Grove, with the one closest to Latta Grove listed first.
- Newburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Shippensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latta Grove, with the one closest to Latta Grove listed first.
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Dry Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Newbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Cowans Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Freestone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Metal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Roxbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Keefers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Pleasant Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Mowersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Orrstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latta Grove, with the one closest to Latta Grove listed first.
- Waterfall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clear Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Burnt Cabins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Fort Littleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wells Tannery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Laidig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Knobsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Valley-Hi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Harrisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- McConnellsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Akersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Pleasant Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latta Grove, with the one closest to Latta Grove listed first.
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Peru Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Perulack
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- East Rutherford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Reeds Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- McCullochs Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Doyles Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latta Grove, with the one closest to Latta Grove listed first.
- Kistler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Atkinson Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Allensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawana
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Menno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Anderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Belleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata Terrace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Kishacoquillas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Lewistown Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latta Grove, with the one closest to Latta Grove listed first.
- New Germantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cisna Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Kistler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Bixler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Centre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Latta Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Latta Grove.
Cemeteries Near Latta Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Latta Grove.
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 Latta Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Latta Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Latta Grove, with the one closest to Latta Grove listed first.
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cassville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bare - Garver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Run Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sheridan School Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trough Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trough Creek Cemetery
- The Trough Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trough Creek Baptist Cemetery
- Trough Creek Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222850 <2>
- Cornelius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swartz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ricketts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ricketts Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Mount Union.
- The Ricketts Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harencame Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2481959 <2>
- Dell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Beavertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Todd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Latta Grove had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Latta Grove, with the one closest to Latta Grove listed first.
- Page ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Page is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Cassville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Calvin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Todd
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Shirleysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saltillo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Rockhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Orbisonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Trough Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trough Creek is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trough Creek
- Three Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Cooks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Latta Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Latta Grove.
Newspapers Published in Latta Grove ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Latta Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Latta Grove, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Latta Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Latta Grove:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Huntingdon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry 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> | 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- Latta Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Latta Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |