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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 Long Run (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 Long Run. 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.

Long Run is located in Cambria 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 Cambria County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Indiana, Somerset & Westmoreland.

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

  • Cambria County     (The home county of Long Run)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Run, with the one closest to Long Run listed first.
    • West Branch
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • West Branch is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
    • Garmantown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Garmantown is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
    • Barnesboro
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
    • Northern Cambria
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
    • Spangler
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Spangler is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
    • Nicktown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Nicktown is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
    • Hastings
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Elmora
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmora is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
    • Saint Benedict
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
    • Carrolltown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Patton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Colver
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Run, with the one closest to Long Run listed first.
    • Atwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Atwood is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Barnards
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnards is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
    • Dayton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryan is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Elderton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Rural Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Blanco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Blanco is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
    • Yatesboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
    • Echo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Echo is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Eddyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
    • McWilliams
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
    • Whitesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Bedford County
    • Pavia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pavia is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
  • Blair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Run, with the one closest to Long Run listed first.
    • Highland Fling
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Highland Fling is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
    • Altoona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Canan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Canan is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
    • Eldorado
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Eldorado is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Bellwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Blue Knob
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue Knob is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
    • Cross Keys
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Keys is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
    • Duncansville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Puzzletown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Puzzletown is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
    • Tipton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hollidaysburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Newry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Run, with the one closest to Long Run listed first.
    • Sylvis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
    • Westover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Westover is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
    • Burnside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Burnside is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • New Washington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New Washington is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • McPherron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • McPherron is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
    • Newburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Newburg is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Thompsontown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
    • Lyleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
    • Mahaffey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Mayes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayes is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
    • Blain City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Blain City is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
    • Coalport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Run, with the one closest to Long Run listed first.
    • Alverda
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Alverda is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
    • Uniontown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Uniontown is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Grisemore
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Grisemore is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
    • Cherry Tree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Cookport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cookport is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
    • Heilwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Heilwood is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
    • Pine Flats
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
    • Kenwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Kenwood is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Commodore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillsdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Purchase Line
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
    • Clymer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Run, with the one closest to Long Run listed first.
    • Winslow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Winslow is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
    • Punxsutawney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Albion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Albion is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Valier
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Valier is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
    • Oliveburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
    • Panic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Panic is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
    • Sykesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Wishaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
    • Timblin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Timblin is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Prescottville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
    • Coolspring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Lawrence County
    • Big Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Run, with the one closest to Long Run listed first.
    • Tire Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
    • Paint
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Paint is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Windber
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Davidsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Run, with the one closest to Long Run listed first.
    • Seward
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Seward is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <1>
    • Robb
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Robb is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
    • New Florence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolivar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Fairfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
    • Burrell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
    • Livermore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore

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

Cemeteries Near Long Run ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long Run.

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 Long Run - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • North Barnesboro Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • North End Protestant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. John The Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Grass Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • McDowell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Nebo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Uniontown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (225 more) ...

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 Long Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Long Run.

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

  • West Branch
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • West Branch is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
  • Spruce
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Spruce is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
  • Grisemore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Grisemore is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
  • Nicktown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Nicktown is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
  • Hastings
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cookport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cookport is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
  • Pine Flats
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
  • Vetera
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Vetera is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetera
  • Kenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kenwood is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
  • Cush Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cush Creek is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cush Creek
  • Carrolltown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sylvis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
    • Purchase Line
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
    • Patton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Long Run ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Run.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Long Run, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Long Run.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Long Run:

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 Long Run, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Long Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.