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 Mount Dallas (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 Mount Dallas. 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 Mount Dallas ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Dallas: Mt. Dallas
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Mount Dallas is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Allegany (MD), Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Dallas. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Dallas:
- Bedford County (The home county of Mount Dallas)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Dallas, with the one closest to Mount Dallas listed first.
- Penn Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wood
- Everett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ott Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Yount
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yount is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount
- Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Charlesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Wolfsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wolfsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsburg
- Breezewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Graceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Yellow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Saint Clairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Dallas, with the one closest to Mount Dallas listed first.
- Claysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Clover Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Martinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Sharpsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Roaring Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Knob
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Brooks Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Puzzletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Beavertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Newry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Duncansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hollidaysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Dallas, with the one closest to Mount Dallas listed first.
- Dunlo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlo is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
- Beaverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Puritan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Salix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salix is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
- Sidman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bens Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Oil City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Portage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Michael
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Michael is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
- Scalp Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Scarlan Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scarlan Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlan Hill
- Sonman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sonman is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
- Spring Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Dallas, with the one closest to Mount Dallas listed first.
- Cove Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Cowans Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Fort Loudon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Metal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Dickey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Freestone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Markes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Mercersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Dallas, with the one closest to Mount Dallas listed first.
- Crystal Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Akersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Valley-Hi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Emmaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Wells Tannery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Sipes Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Laidig
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Pleasant Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Harrisonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Dott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Needmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Covalt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Waterfall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Dallas, with the one closest to Mount Dallas listed first.
- Coalmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Dudley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Broad Top City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Robertsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Cooks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Joller ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Salter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Coles ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Selea
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Todd
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Dallas, with the one closest to Mount Dallas listed first.
- New Baltimore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Ogletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Central City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairhope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Johnsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buckstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
- Downey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Downey is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Forward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Forward is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Shanksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Windber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Hooversville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Dallas, with the one closest to Mount Dallas listed first.
- Flintstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Little Orleans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Green Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Ellerslie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Corriganville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Mount Savage Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Dallas, with the one closest to Mount Dallas listed first.
- Hancock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pearre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Dallas, with the one closest to Mount Dallas listed first.
- Hancock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Orleans Cross Roads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Woodmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Berkeley Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Doe Gully
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Bath
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Sleepy Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Hansrote
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Dallas, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Dallas.
Cemeteries Near Mount Dallas ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Dallas.
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 Mount Dallas - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Dallas covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Dallas, with the one closest to Mount Dallas listed first.
- Everett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hershberger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ritchey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bedford Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steele Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hetrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yellow Creek Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46229 <2>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fishertown Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keagy Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mount Dallas had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Dallas, with the one closest to Mount Dallas listed first.
- Ashcom
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ashcom is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcom
- Lutzville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lutzville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutzville
- Ott Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Everett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tatesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Hartley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hartley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Mench
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mench is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mench
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clearville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Imlertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Imlertown is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlertown
- Charlesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jackson Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson Mills is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Mills
- Cypher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cypher is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher
- Belden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belden is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Dallas. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Dallas.
Newspapers Published in Mount Dallas ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Dallas.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Dallas, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Dallas.
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 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 Mount Dallas:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Somerset County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Morgan 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 Mount Dallas, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Dallas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |