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 Martindale (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 Martindale. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Martindale is located in Cambria 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 Cambria County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Indiana, Somerset & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Martindale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martindale:
- Cambria County (The home county of Martindale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martindale, with the one closest to Martindale listed first.
- Puritan
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Bens Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Oil City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Portage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sonman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sonman is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
- Spring Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Scarlan Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scarlan Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlan Hill
- Beaverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Dunlo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlo is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
- Sidman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summerhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cresson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ehrenfeld
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ehrenfeld is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrenfeld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martindale, with the one closest to Martindale listed first.
- Pavia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- King
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Pleasantville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Osterburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- New Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Salemville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Waterside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- New Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Clairsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Loysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marble City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martindale, with the one closest to Martindale listed first.
- Blue Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Puzzletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Cotton Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Newry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Claysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Duncansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roaring Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Canan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Cross Keys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- East Sharpsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Hollidaysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martindale, with the one closest to Martindale listed first.
- Lyleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Sylvis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Blain City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Coalport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rosebud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Utahville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Westover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Irvona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McPherron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Hegarty Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Fulton County
- Wells Tannery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martindale, with the one closest to Martindale listed first.
- Entriken
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Marklesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Coalmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Salter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Dudley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Hesston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Broad Top City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- McConnellstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Water Street
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Robertsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Cooks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Birmingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martindale, with the one closest to Martindale listed first.
- Rexis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rexis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
- Wehrum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wehrum is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
- Dilltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Armagh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alverda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Nolo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Grisemore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Heilwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Heilwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
- Littletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Littletown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Suncliff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Suncliff is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
- Claghorn ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Claghorn is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
- Kenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Heshbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Heshbon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martindale, with the one closest to Martindale listed first.
- Ogletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Paint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Windber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tire Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Benson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Davidsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hollsopple
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blough is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
- Central City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forward is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Hooversville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Thomas Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Jerome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martindale, with the one closest to Martindale listed first.
- Seward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Robb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- New Florence
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- Bolivar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Laurel Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Laurel Mountain is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Laurel Mountain has also been known as:
- Laurel Mountain Park
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martindale, see our County-by-County Page for Martindale.
Cemeteries Near Martindale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martindale.
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 Martindale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martindale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martindale, with the one closest to Martindale listed first.
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Portage.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146685 <2>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Portage.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Beaverdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171430 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lillydale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Bridgids Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Bartholomew Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Sherbine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sidman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pringle Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Martindale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martindale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martindale, with the one closest to Martindale listed first.
- Puritan
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Sonman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sonman is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
- Bens Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Portage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Dunlo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlo is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
- Summerhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Salix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salix is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
- Pavia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Cresson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lucket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lucket is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucket
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ehrenfeld
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ehrenfeld is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrenfeld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Munster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Munster is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Noel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Noel is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martindale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martindale.
Newspapers Published in Martindale ...
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 Martindale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martindale, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martindale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Martindale:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cambria County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Clearfield County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana 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 Martindale, 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 from Point A (ie- Martindale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |