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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 Littletown (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 Littletown. 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 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.

Littletown is located in Indiana County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Indiana County: Armstrong, Cambria, Clearfield, Jefferson & Westmoreland.

Below are the counties that are near Littletown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Littletown:

  • Indiana County     (The home county of Littletown)
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Littletown, with the one closest to Littletown listed first.
    • Atwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Elderton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderton
      • Elderton is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elderton <2>
    • Olivet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Barnards
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
      • Barnards is located in Armstrong County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barnards
      • From Littletown to Barnards
    • Blanco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
      • Blanco is located in Armstrong County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blanco
      • From Littletown to Blanco
    • Cochrans Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rural Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitesburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
      • Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitesburg
      • From Littletown to Whitesburg
    • Yatesboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Edmon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Spring Church
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bryan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Bryan is located in Armstrong County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bryan
      • From Littletown to Bryan
  • Bedford County
    • Pavia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pavia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
      • Pavia is located in Bedford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pavia
      • From Littletown to Pavia
  • Blair County
  • Cambria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Littletown, with the one closest to Littletown listed first.
    • White Mill Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Vintondale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vintondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
      • Vintondale is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Belsano
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Twin Rocks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wilmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
      • Wilmore is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <2>
    • Cardiff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cardiff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Cambria County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cardiff
      • From Littletown to Cardiff
    • Nanty Glo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pindleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pindleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindleton
      • Pindleton is located in Cambria County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pindleton
      • From Littletown to Pindleton
    • Mundys Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vinco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Beula
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beula. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beula
      • Beula is located in Cambria County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beula
      • From Littletown to Beula
    • Cambria City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambria City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
      • Cambria City is located in Cambria County
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Littletown, with the one closest to Littletown listed first.
    • Sylvis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
      • Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sylvis
      • From Littletown to Sylvis
    • Burnside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Westover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
    • New Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
      • New Washington is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • McPherron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McPherron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
      • McPherron is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McPherron
      • From Littletown to McPherron
    • Newburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Lyleville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mahaffey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaffey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaffey
      • Mahaffey is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahaffey <2>
    • Thompsontown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsontown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
      • Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
    • Blain City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blain City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
      • Blain City is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blain City
      • From Littletown to Blain City
    • Coalport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Irvona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson County
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Littletown, with the one closest to Littletown listed first.
    • Tire Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Thomas Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Davidsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsville
      • Davidsville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidsville <2>
    • Jerome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Somerset County
    • Paint
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
      • Paint is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Benson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Hollsopple
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Windber
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennerstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennerstown
      • Jennerstown is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennerstown <2>
    • Blough
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Laurel Mountain Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain Village
      • Laurel Mountain Village is located in Somerset County
    • Hooversville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Westmoreland County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Littletown, see our County-by-County Page for Littletown.

Cemeteries Near Littletown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Littletown.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Littletown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Littletown, with the one closest to Littletown listed first.

  • Brush Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evans Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frye Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Conrad Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conrad Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conrad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Armagh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armagh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armagh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Land Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Land Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Land Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coral Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherryhill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherryhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherryhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (216 more) ...
    • Stephens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rich Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rich Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rich Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Bernards Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Littletown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Littletown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Littletown, with the one closest to Littletown listed first.

  • Brush Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Valley
    • Brush Valley is located in Indiana County
  • Suncliff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Heshbon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Armagh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dilltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clyde
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Indiana County
  • Nolo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pikes Peak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikes Peak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
    • Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
  • Strongstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strongstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongstown
    • Strongstown is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongstown <2>
  • Penn Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Homer City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Seward
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Cramer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cramer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramer
      • Cramer is located in Indiana County
    • Two Lick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
      • Two Lick is located in Indiana County
    • Graceton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Littletown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Littletown.

Newspapers Published in Littletown ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Littletown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Littletown, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Littletown.

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 Littletown:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Littletown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Littletown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Littletown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Littletown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5224, Longitude: -79.0344       In this case, the coordinates for Littletown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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