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 Loop (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 Loop. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Loop 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 Loop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Loop:
- Blair County (The home county of Loop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Frankstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- Hollidaysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Duncansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Royer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Canan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Cross Keys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Eldorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Brooks Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Newry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oreminea
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Flowing Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Altoona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Sharpsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- King
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Maria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Waterside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Pavia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- New Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Loysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Riddlesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Woodbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marble City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Salemville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Osterburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Langdondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Yellow Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Buckhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Tunnelhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Gallitzin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Amsbry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Cresson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sankertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sankertown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Ashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spindley City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spindley City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
- Dysart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Bens Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Puritan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Sandy Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Marengo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Musser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- 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
- Ramblewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Fairbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Port Matilda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Utahville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Lyleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Blain City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Coalport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ginter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Rosebud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Hegarty Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Glen Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Houtzdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ramey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Irvona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McPherron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Westover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Waterfall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Tannery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Valley-Hi
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Clear Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Laidig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Marklesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Entriken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hesston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McConnellstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Water Street
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Salter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Alexandria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coalmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Birmingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Dudley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Colfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Huntingdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Alverda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Rexis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rexis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Kistler
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Allensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Ogletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Windber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Loop, see our County-by-County Page for Loop.
Cemeteries Near Loop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loop.
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 Loop - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Loop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Geeseytown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeseytown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Geeseytown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Frankstown.
- The Geeseytown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Frankstown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991646 <2>
- Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paul Cemetery
- Smithfield Cemetery
- Clapper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Royer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blacks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Carson Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carson Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Cross Keys.
- The Carson Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Albaughs Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155440 <2>
- Stowberger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Loop had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Frankstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- Hollidaysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stiffler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stiffler is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiffler
- Reese
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reese is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Duncansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Royer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Eldorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Canan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- East Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McKee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McKee is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rodman is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Allegheny Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny Furnace is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Furnace
- Flowing Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Loop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loop.
Newspapers Published in Loop ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loop.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loop, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Loop.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Loop:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Blair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Mifflin County
- Somerset County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Loop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |