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 Luciusboro (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 Luciusboro. 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 and doctors 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.
Luciusboro 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 Luciusboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Luciusboro:
- Indiana County (The home county of Luciusboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Luciusboro, with the one closest to Luciusboro listed first.
- Waterman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waterman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
- Homer City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Claghorn ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Claghorn is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
- Coral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Graceton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Lucerne Mines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucerne Mines is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne Mines
- Heshbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heshbon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
- Josephine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Littletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Littletown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Smathers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Black Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Palmertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Armagh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luciusboro, with the one closest to Luciusboro listed first.
- Olivet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Elderton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Edmon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Spring Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cochrans Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Whitesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Barnards
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Blanco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Rural Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- North Apollo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Orchard Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luciusboro, with the one closest to Luciusboro listed first.
- Vintondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vintondale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Wilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Mill Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Belsano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Twin Rocks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cardiff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Mundys Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mundys Corner is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Corner
- Nanty Glo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brownstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
- Vinco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vinco is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
- Conemaugh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
- East Conemaugh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Conemaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luciusboro, with the one closest to Luciusboro listed first.
- Sylvis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Burnside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Westover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- New Washington
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luciusboro, with the one closest to Luciusboro listed first.
- Valier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Punxsutawney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luciusboro, with the one closest to Luciusboro listed first.
- Tire Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Thomas Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Davidsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Laurel Mountain Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Benson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Hollsopple
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Paint
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jennerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Windber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
- Jenners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jenners is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
- Blough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blough is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luciusboro, with the one closest to Luciusboro listed first.
- Bolivar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Seward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Robb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- Burrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- West Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- Livermore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Derry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Derry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
- New Derry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- New Alexandria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Avonmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Luciusboro, see our County-by-County Page for Luciusboro.
Cemeteries Near Luciusboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Luciusboro.
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 Luciusboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Luciusboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Luciusboro, with the one closest to Luciusboro listed first.
- Coral Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coral Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coral.
- The Coral Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129169 <2>
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smathers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brush Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kunkle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armagh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Conrad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Luciusboro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Luciusboro.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Luciusboro, with the one closest to Luciusboro listed first.
- Homer City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graceton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Heshbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heshbon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
- Brush Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Valley is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Valley
- Two Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
- Smathers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Armagh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Suncliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Suncliff is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
- Indiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Dilltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bolivar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lockport is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Seward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Luciusboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Luciusboro.
Newspapers Published in Luciusboro ...
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 Luciusboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Luciusboro, 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 Luciusboro.
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 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 Luciusboro:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Cambria County
- Clearfield County
- Jefferson County
- Somerset 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 Luciusboro, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Luciusboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |