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 Mapleton (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 Mapleton. 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 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.
Mapleton 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 Mapleton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mapleton:
- Huntingdon County (The home county of Mapleton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Birdville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Mount Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Aughwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Huntingdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shirleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Hesston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Orbisonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rockhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Todd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Riddlesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Saxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Langdondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Coaldale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Marble City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Waterside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Woodbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Yellow Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Graceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- King
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Covedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Shellytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beavertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Franklin Forge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Oreminea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Springfield Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Point View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Royer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Clover Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Flowing Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Martinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Culp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Cambria County
- Buckhorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Ramblewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Fairbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Marengo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Musser
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Pine Grove Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bloomsdorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Boalsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Panorama Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Krumrine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Park Forest Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Park Forest Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest Village
- Port Matilda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Scotia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Scotia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- State College
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Dry Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Newbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Roxbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Cowans Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Freestone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Metal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Mowersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Pleasant Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Keefers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Orrstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Waterfall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burnt Cabins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Clear Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Fort Littleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wells Tannery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Knobsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Laidig
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Harrisonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Valley-Hi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Peru Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Waterloo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perulack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- East Rutherford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Reeds Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- McCullochs Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Doyles Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Old Port
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mifflin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Kistler
(4 miles [6.4 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
(5 miles [8 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Allensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McVeytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Menno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Belleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kishacoquillas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Juniata Terrace
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- New Germantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kistler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Cisna Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Bixler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Centre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mapleton, see our County-by-County Page for Mapleton.
Cemeteries Near Mapleton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mapleton.
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 Mapleton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mapleton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Mapleton IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mapleton Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hampson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Miller Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fields Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dell Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mill Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Snyder Cemetery
- The Snyder Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #379960 <2>
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mosser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Corbin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridenour Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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, Mapleton had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Mapleton had a population of 410 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Mount Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Page ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Page is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Calvin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Ardenheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ardenheim is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardenheim
- Newton Hamilton
(5 miles [8 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
- Latta Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Latta Grove is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta Grove
- Latta Grove has also been known as:
- Barneytown
- Shirleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Huntingdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Airydale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Airydale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airydale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Vineyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vineyard is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- McConnellstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mapleton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mapleton.
Newspapers Published in Mapleton ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mapleton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mapleton, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mapleton.
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 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 Mapleton:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Huntingdon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Fulton 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> | 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 Mapleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mapleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |