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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Loop is located in Indiana 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 Indiana County: Armstrong, Cambria, Clearfield, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
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:
- Indiana County (The home county of Loop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Smicksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trade City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Georgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Elkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Mottarns Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Marchand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Beyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Plumville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Ambrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Marion Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Savan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Savan is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eddyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- McWilliams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Barnards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Bryan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Putneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Echo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Muff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Millville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Rural Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Atwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Oscar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oscar is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Kepples Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Fenelton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Karns City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Petrolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Chicora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dennys Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Leasureville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Millerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Garmantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Barnesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- West Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Northern Cambria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
- Nicktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Spangler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Hastings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Benedict
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- White Mill Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Belsano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Elmora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Thomas Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Fairmont City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Crates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Brinkerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Frogtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Piolett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Lawsonham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Day
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Curllsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Mechanicsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Rimersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Burnside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Troutville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Mahaffey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Helvetia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Stanley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- New Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Bower
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Newburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Luthersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Sylvis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Curry Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- DuBois
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest County
- Clarington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Valier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Timblin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Worthville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Langville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Oliveburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Punxsutawney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coolspring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Ohl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Green Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Summerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Panic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- Hyde Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Vandergrift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Leechburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Avonmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Oklahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Weinel Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
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.
- Smicksburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dayton Glad Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Round Top Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Perry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marchand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marchand Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Marchand.
- The Marchand Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mahoning Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969616 <2>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Punxsutawney.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966411 <2>
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coolspring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coolspring Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Coolspring.
- Oakland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Loop had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Loop, with the one closest to Loop listed first.
- North Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Point is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
- Porter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Smicksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trade City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Dora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dora is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Denton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Denton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Georgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Barnards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Ringgold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ringgold is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Valier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McWilliams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Eddyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Bryan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
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 20 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 like to start 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 Loop:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Cambria County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Westmoreland 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 things 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'. |