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 (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. 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 doctors and 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.
Manor 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 Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manor:
- Indiana County (The home county of Manor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manor, with the one closest to Manor listed first.
- Penn Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Clymer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heilwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heilwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
- Pine Flats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Nolo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Grisemore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Commodore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dicksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dicksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonville
- Cookport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Tanoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tanoma is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanoma
- Suncliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Suncliff is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
- Alverda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manor, with the one closest to Manor listed first.
- Atwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Barnards
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Elderton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rural Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Bryan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Dayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- Olivet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Echo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Whitesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Oscar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oscar is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Cochrans Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manor, with the one closest to Manor listed first.
- Highland Fling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Blue Knob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manor, with the one closest to Manor listed first.
- White Mill Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Garmantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Nicktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Belsano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Barnesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- Northern Cambria
(10 miles [16.1 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
- West Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Spangler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Vintondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vintondale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Colver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Rocks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elmora is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Cardiff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Clarion County
- Hawthorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manor, with the one closest to Manor listed first.
- Sylvis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Burnside
(16 miles [25.7 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
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Mahaffey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McPherron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Newburg
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Mayes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mayes is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
- Coalport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lyleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Bower
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Irvona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manor, with the one closest to Manor listed first.
- Valier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Winslow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Punxsutawney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Albion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Oliveburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Timblin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Panic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Coolspring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wishaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
- Worthville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Green Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Langville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(23 miles [37 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 Manor, with the one closest to Manor listed first.
- Tire Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Paint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Davidsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Windber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Benson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Hollsopple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manor, with the one closest to Manor listed first.
- Seward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Robb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- New Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bolivar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- Burrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Livermore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Derry
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avonmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Salina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manor, see our County-by-County Page for Manor.
Cemeteries Near Manor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manor.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manor, with the one closest to Manor listed first.
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rich Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Diamondville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sample Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherryhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cookport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Land Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Independent Country Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McDowell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Manor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Manor, with the one closest to Manor listed first.
- Penn Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pikes Peak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Kenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Pine Flats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Nolo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Onberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Onberg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onberg
- Dixonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixonville
- Suncliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Suncliff is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
- Grisemore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Cookport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Tanoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tanoma is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanoma
- Strongstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brush Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Valley is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Valley
- Spruce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Purchase Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manor.
Newspapers Published in Manor ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manor, 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 Manor.
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 helpful 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 Manor:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence 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 Manor, 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- Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |