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 Meadow Gap (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 Meadow Gap. 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.
Meadow Gap 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 Meadow Gap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadow Gap:
- Huntingdon County (The home county of Meadow Gap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Gap, with the one closest to Meadow Gap listed first.
- Maddensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Pogue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Shade Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Three Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Selea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Neelyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Rockhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Saltillo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Orbisonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coles ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Kimmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Joller ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Gap, with the one closest to Meadow Gap listed first.
- Saxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coaldale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Hopewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Langdondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Riddlesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Graceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Breezewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marble City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Woodbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Loysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Waterside
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Maria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Gap, with the one closest to Meadow Gap listed first.
- Beavertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Clover Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Shellytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Martinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oreminea
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Covedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- East Sharpsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Royer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Williamsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Forge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Roaring Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Gap, with the one closest to Meadow Gap listed first.
- Newburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shippensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Lees Cross Roads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Big Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Newville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Gap, with the one closest to Meadow Gap listed first.
- Dry Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Newbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Cowans Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Metal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Doylestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Freestone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Roxbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Keefers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Fort Loudon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Mowersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Cheesetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Gap, with the one closest to Meadow Gap listed first.
- Burnt Cabins
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Clear Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Fort Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waterfall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Knobsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Laidig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Harrisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Wells Tannery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- McConnellsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Valley-Hi
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Akersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Sipes Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Gap, with the one closest to Meadow Gap listed first.
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Peru Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Perulack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- East Rutherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- McCullochs Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Gap, with the one closest to Meadow Gap listed first.
- Kistler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Atkinson Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- McVeytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mattawana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Allensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Menno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Gap, with the one closest to Meadow Gap listed first.
- New Germantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cisna Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Centre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Kistler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadow Gap, see our County-by-County Page for Meadow Gap.
Cemeteries Near Meadow Gap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadow Gap.
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 Meadow Gap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadow Gap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadow Gap, with the one closest to Meadow Gap listed first.
- Baker Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ramsey Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Locke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Duffey Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wible Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maddensville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Ridge Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kyler Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Booth Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Meadow Gap had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadow Gap, with the one closest to Meadow Gap listed first.
- Maddensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Mentzer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mentzer is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentzer
- Shade Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Three Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Selea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Dublin Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Mills
- Clear Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Burnt Cabins
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Decorum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Decorum is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorum
- Neelyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Rockhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Saltillo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fort Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orbisonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waterfall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadow Gap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadow Gap.
Newspapers Published in Meadow Gap ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadow Gap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadow Gap, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadow Gap.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Meadow Gap:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Huntingdon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair 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> | 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 Meadow Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadow Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |