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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 McKeages Crossing (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 McKeages Crossing. 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 McKeages Crossing ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for McKeages Crossing: McKeages Xing.
  • While the name of this community is McKeages Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So McKeages Crossing may originally have been McKeage's Crossing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case McKeages Crossing might be written as McKeage Crossing.

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

McKeages Crossing is located in Indiana County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties 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 McKeages Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McKeages Crossing:

  • Indiana County     (The home county of McKeages Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeages Crossing, with the one closest to McKeages Crossing listed first.
    • Uniontown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Indiana County
    • Cherry Tree
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
      • Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Hillsdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
    • Glen Campbell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Campbell
      • Glen Campbell is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Campbell <3>
    • Hooverhurst
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
      • Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
    • Cookport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
      • Cookport is located in Indiana County
    • Alverda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
      • Alverda is located in Indiana County
    • Grisemore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grisemore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
      • Grisemore is located in Indiana County
    • Commodore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Purchase Line
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
      • Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
    • Pine Flats
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Flats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
      • Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
    • Heilwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heilwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
      • Heilwood is located in Indiana County
    • Kenwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Kenwood is located in Indiana County
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeages Crossing, with the one closest to McKeages Crossing listed first.
    • Barnards
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
      • Barnards is located in Armstrong County
    • Atwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Dayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
    • Bryan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Bryan is located in Armstrong County
    • Rural Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Elderton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderton
      • Elderton is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elderton <3>
    • Yatesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
      • Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
    • Eddyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
      • Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
    • Blanco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
      • Blanco is located in Armstrong County
    • Echo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Echo is located in Armstrong County
    • Muff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
      • Muff is located in Armstrong County
    • Putneyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
      • Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
    • Oscar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oscar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
      • Oscar is located in Armstrong County
  • Blair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeages Crossing, with the one closest to McKeages Crossing listed first.
    • Highland Fling
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
      • Highland Fling is located in Blair County
    • Bellwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <3>
    • Altoona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tipton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Canan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
      • Canan is located in Blair County
    • Blue Knob
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
      • Blue Knob is located in Blair County
    • Duncansville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncansville
      • Duncansville is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncansville <3>
    • Grazierville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grazierville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
      • Grazierville is located in Blair County
    • Puzzletown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
      • Puzzletown is located in Blair County
    • Culp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Culp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
      • Culp is located in Blair County
    • Frankstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
      • Frankstown is located in Blair County
    • Hollidaysburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Newry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cambria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeages Crossing, with the one closest to McKeages Crossing listed first.
    • Garmantown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
      • Garmantown is located in Cambria County
    • West Branch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
      • West Branch is located in Cambria County
    • Barnesboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
      • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
    • Northern Cambria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
      • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
    • Spangler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
      • Spangler is located in Cambria County
    • Hastings
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
      • Hastings is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <3>
    • Nicktown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
      • Nicktown is located in Cambria County
    • Saint Benedict
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Benedict. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
      • Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
    • Carrolltown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
      • Elmora is located in Cambria County
    • Thomas Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
      • Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
    • Patton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
      • Patton is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <3>
    • Colver
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeages Crossing, with the one closest to McKeages Crossing listed first.
    • New Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Centre County
    • Sandy Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeages Crossing, with the one closest to McKeages Crossing listed first.
    • Sylvis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
      • Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
    • Burnside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Westover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
    • New Washington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
      • New Washington is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • McPherron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McPherron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
      • McPherron is located in Clearfield County
    • Newburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Mahaffey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaffey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaffey
      • Mahaffey is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahaffey <3>
    • Thompsontown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
      • Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
    • Blain City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blain City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
      • Blain City is located in Clearfield County
    • Coalport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Irvona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lyleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
      • Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
    • Cherry Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
      • Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeages Crossing, with the one closest to McKeages Crossing listed first.
    • Winslow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winslow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Winslow is located in Jefferson County
    • Albion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Jefferson County
    • Punxsutawney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oliveburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oliveburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
      • Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Panic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
      • Panic is located in Jefferson County
    • Sykesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
      • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <3>
    • Wishaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wishaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
      • Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
    • Prescottville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prescottville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
      • Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
    • Reynoldsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Timblin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timblin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
      • Timblin is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Coolspring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
      • Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Worthville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
      • Worthville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Lawrence County
    • Big Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
      • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeages Crossing, with the one closest to McKeages Crossing listed first.
    • Seward
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <3>
    • Robb
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
      • Robb is located in Westmoreland County
    • New Florence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolivar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Fairfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Fairfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
      • West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McKeages Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for McKeages Crossing.

Cemeteries Near McKeages Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKeages Crossing.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for McKeages Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McKeages Crossing, with the one closest to McKeages Crossing listed first.

  • Uniontown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Grass Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grass Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grass Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Barnesboro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North End Protestant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. John The Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thompson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Hillsdale.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46469 <5>
  • McDowell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rowley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Hillsdale.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45933 <5>
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nebo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nebo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Elizabeths Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Elizabeths Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Elizabeths Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cookport Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cookport Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cookport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find McKeages Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McKeages Crossing.

These communities are listed based on their distance from McKeages Crossing, with the one closest to McKeages Crossing listed first.

  • Spruce
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
    • Spruce is located in Indiana County
  • Cush Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cush Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cush Creek
    • Cush Creek is located in Indiana County
  • West Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
    • West Branch is located in Cambria County
  • Sylvis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
    • Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
  • Patchinville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patchinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
    • Patchinville is located in Clearfield County
  • Hillsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
  • Cookport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
    • Cookport is located in Indiana County
  • Glen Campbell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Campbell
    • Glen Campbell is located in Indiana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Campbell <3>
  • Grisemore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grisemore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
    • Grisemore is located in Indiana County
  • Hastings
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Hastings is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <3>
  • Burnside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • Burnside is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Purchase Line
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
    • Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
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    • Pine Flats
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Flats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
      • Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
    • Nicktown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
      • Nicktown is located in Cambria County
    • Westover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McKeages Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKeages Crossing.

Newspapers Published in McKeages Crossing ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKeages Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKeages Crossing, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McKeages Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 McKeages Crossing:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McKeages Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 McKeages Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- McKeages Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McKeages Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7234, Longitude: -78.8153       In this case, the coordinates for McKeages Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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