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 Manor Hill (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 Manor Hill. 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.
Name Variations for Manor Hill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Manorhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Manor Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Manor Hill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Manor Hill is located in Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, Fulton, Juniata & Mifflin.
Below are the counties that are near Manor Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manor Hill:
- Huntingdon County (The home county of Manor Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manor Hill, with the one closest to Manor Hill listed first.
- Neffs Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Donation
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Ennisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Dungarvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Mill Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Water Street
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Pennington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manor Hill, with the one closest to Manor Hill listed first.
- Tyrone Forge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Covedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Culp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Tyrone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Franklin Forge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Springfield Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grazierville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Point View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Tipton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Flowing Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Shellytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manor Hill, with the one closest to Manor Hill listed first.
- Lloydville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Buckhorn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Dean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Fallentimber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manor Hill, with the one closest to Manor Hill listed first.
- Fairbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Ramblewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Pine Grove Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Musser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Bloomsdorf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Marengo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Krumrine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Park Forest Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Park Forest Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest Village
- Scotia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scotia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- State College
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boalsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Panorama Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manor Hill, with the one closest to Manor Hill listed first.
- Chester Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Osceola Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ginter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Parsonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Brisbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Morrisdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Houtzdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kylertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ramey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- West Decatur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Decatur is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Decatur
- West Decatur has also been known as:
- Blue Ball
- Decatur
- Hegarty Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manor Hill, with the one closest to Manor Hill listed first.
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manor Hill, with the one closest to Manor Hill listed first.
- Peru Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Reeds Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- McCullochs Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Doyles Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- East Rutherford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Perulack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Mifflin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Old Port
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mexico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manor Hill, with the one closest to Manor Hill listed first.
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Menno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Belleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- McVeytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kishacoquillas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Mattawana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Anderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Kistler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Juniata Terrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lumber City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manor Hill, with the one closest to Manor Hill listed first.
- New Germantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kistler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manor Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Manor Hill.
Cemeteries Near Manor Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manor Hill.
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 Manor Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manor Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manor Hill, with the one closest to Manor Hill listed first.
- Ewing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manor Hill Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carolus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Manor Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Massey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mooresville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Donation Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cornpropst Mills Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mateer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evans Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ennisville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (306 more) ...
- McAlevys Fort Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Manor Hill had a population of 66 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Manor Hill, with the one closest to Manor Hill listed first.
- Saulsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saulsburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsburg
- Mooresville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Neffs Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Masseyburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Masseyburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyburg
- Donation
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Cottage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cottage is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Ennisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- McAlevys Fort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McAlevys Fort is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlevys Fort
- Rockspring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockspring is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockspring
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Musser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Menno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manor Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manor Hill.
Newspapers Published in Manor Hill ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manor Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manor Hill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manor Hill.
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 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 Manor Hill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Huntingdon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Franklin County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry 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> | 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 Manor Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Manor Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |