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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 Moshannon (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 Moshannon. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Moshannon is located in Centre 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 Centre County: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Moshannon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moshannon:

  • Centre County     (The home county of Moshannon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moshannon, with the one closest to Moshannon listed first.
    • Snow Shoe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
      • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <2>
    • Clarence
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
      • Clarence is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <2>
    • Pancake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pancake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
      • Pancake is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pancake
      • From Moshannon to Pancake
    • Poorman Side
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Glen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
      • Pine Glen is located in Centre County
    • Casanova
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Unionville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wingate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wingate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wingate
      • From Moshannon to Wingate
    • Julian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Central City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Centre County
    • Milesburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Philipsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
      • North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
  • Blair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moshannon, with the one closest to Moshannon listed first.
    • Tyrone Forge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tyrone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <2>
    • Grazierville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cameron County
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moshannon, with the one closest to Moshannon listed first.
    • Kylertown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pottersdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Morrisdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiloh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shiloh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shiloh
      • From Moshannon to Shiloh
    • Chester Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
      • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • West Decatur
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wallaceton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Woodland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Osceola Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Mills
      • Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola Mills <2>
    • Ashland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Clearfield County
    • Barrett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Barrett is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barrett
      • From Moshannon to Barrett
    • Parsonsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinton County
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moshannon, with the one closest to Moshannon listed first.
    • Dents Run
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dents Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
      • Dents Run is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dents Run
      • From Moshannon to Dents Run
    • Grant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grant
      • From Moshannon to Grant
    • Benezette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Caledonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caledonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caledonia
      • From Moshannon to Caledonia
    • Scattertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntingdon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moshannon, with the one closest to Moshannon listed first.
    • Dungarvin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Pennington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pennington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pennington
      • From Moshannon to Pennington
    • Huntingdon Furnace
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Seven Stars
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
      • Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
    • Neffs Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Birmingham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Ennisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ennisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
      • Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ennisville
      • From Moshannon to Ennisville
  • Mifflin County
    • Milroy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milroy <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Moshannon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moshannon.

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 Moshannon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Askey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Severin Old Log Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Severins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Severins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Severins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kylertown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kylertown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kylertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keewaydin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Butler Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ganoe Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ganoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ganoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (141 more) ...
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Moshannon had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Gillintown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillintown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillintown
    • Gillintown is located in Centre County
  • Snow Shoe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
    • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <2>
  • Clarence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
    • Clarence is located in Centre County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <2>
  • Peale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peale
    • Peale is located in Clearfield County
  • Butts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
    • Butts is located in Centre County
  • Fountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
    • Fountain is located in Centre County
  • Pine Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
    • Pine Glen is located in Centre County
  • Rhoads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhoads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoads
    • Rhoads is located in Centre County
  • Belford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belford
    • Belford is located in Clearfield County
  • Kylertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Winburne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winburne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winburne
    • Winburne is located in Clearfield County
  • Gum Stump
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Stump have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Stump
    • Gum Stump is located in Centre County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Karthaus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karthaus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karthaus
      • Karthaus is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karthaus <2>
    • Pottersdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Keewaydin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keewaydin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
      • Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County

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

Newspapers Published in Moshannon ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moshannon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moshannon, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moshannon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Moshannon:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Moshannon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moshannon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moshannon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0321, Longitude: -78.0051    









 

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