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 Etna (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 Etna. 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 Etna ...
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 Etna: Mt. Etna
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Etna. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Etna.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Mount Etna is located in Blair 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 Blair County: Bedford, Cambria, Centre & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Etna. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Etna:
- Blair County (The home county of Mount Etna)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Covedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Franklin Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Point View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Springfield Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Culp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Flowing Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Shellytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Royer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Tyrone Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Oreminea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Bellwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beavertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- King
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Maria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Riddlesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Waterside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Marble City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Saxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Langdondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Loysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Enterprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Yellow Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Pavia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Coaldale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Lloydville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Buckhorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Dean
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dysart
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Ashville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gallitzin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tunnelhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Fallentimber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Amsbry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Spindley City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spindley City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
- Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Flinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cresson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Marengo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Musser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Ramblewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Fairbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Port Matilda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Stormstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Pine Grove Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomsdorf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Scotia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Park Forest Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Park Forest Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest Village
- Glass City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Ginter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Utahville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Ramey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Osceola Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hegarty Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Houtzdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Parsonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Blain City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Brisbin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Coalport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lyleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Chester Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Waterfall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wells Tannery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Water Street
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McConnellstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hesston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Birmingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Huntingdon Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Marklesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Seven Stars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Donation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Pennington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Entriken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Peru Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Reeds Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Perulack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Allensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kistler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Atkinson Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Newton Hamilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Menno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- McVeytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mattawana
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Belleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kishacoquillas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Etna, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Etna.
Cemeteries Near Mount Etna ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Etna.
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 Etna - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Etna covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Schmucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Loop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waterstreet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaffersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schucker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alexandria Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hartslog Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Biddle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- Snively Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McConnellstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingdon Memorial Garden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Mount Etna in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Etna.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Yellow Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Yellow Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring
- Covedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Carlim
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carlim is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlim
- Water Street
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Point View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Springfield Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Ganister
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ganister is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganister
- Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canoe Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Canoe Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Creek
- Wertz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wertz is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wertz
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Barree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barree is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barree
- Flowing Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Arch Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arch Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Etna. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Etna.
Newspapers Published in Mount Etna ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Etna.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Etna, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Etna.
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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Etna:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Blair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin 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 Etna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Etna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |