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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 Musellmans Crossing (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Musellmans Crossing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Musellmans Crossing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

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

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

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast 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 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.

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

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

  • Centre County     (The home county of Musellmans Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musellmans Crossing, with the one closest to Musellmans Crossing listed first.
    • Poorman Side
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Poorman Side is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorman Side
    • Pancake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pancake is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
    • Clarence
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Snow Shoe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Moshannon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Moshannon is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
    • Pine Glen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Pine Glen is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
    • Monument
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Monument is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
    • Central City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Central City is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Romola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Romola is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
    • Unionville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Curtin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Curtin is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
    • Milesburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wingate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wingate is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
  • Cameron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musellmans Crossing, with the one closest to Musellmans Crossing listed first.
    • Wyside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wyside is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
    • Driftwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mix Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mix Run is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
    • Huntley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Huntley is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
    • Cameron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cameron is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musellmans Crossing, with the one closest to Musellmans Crossing listed first.
    • Pottersdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
    • Keewaydin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
    • Kylertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrisdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiloh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Chester Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Wallaceton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • West Decatur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Decatur is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Decatur
      • West Decatur has also been known as:
      • Blue Ball
      • Decatur
    • Woodland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Osceola Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Barrett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Barrett is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
    • Ashland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashland is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Clearfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musellmans Crossing, with the one closest to Musellmans Crossing listed first.
    • Keating
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Keating is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
    • Cooks Run
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
    • Bitumen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bitumen is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
    • Westport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Beech Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Renovo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • South Renovo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • South Renovo is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Abdera
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Abdera is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
    • Farwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Farwell is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Lamar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • North Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Farrandsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
    • Cedar Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musellmans Crossing, with the one closest to Musellmans Crossing listed first.
    • Dents Run
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dents Run is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
    • Grant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Grant is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Benezette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntingdon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musellmans Crossing, with the one closest to Musellmans Crossing listed first.
    • Dungarvin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
    • Pennington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington

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

Cemeteries Near Musellmans Crossing ...

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

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

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 Musellmans Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Askey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ganoe Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Severin Old Log Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Severins Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucas Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Trcziyulny Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Keewaydin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Schencks Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (110 more) ...
    • Kylertown Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 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.<4>

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

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

  • Clarence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fountain is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Snow Shoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Butts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Butts is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
  • Gillintown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gillintown is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillintown
  • Moshannon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Moshannon is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
  • Rhoads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rhoads is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoads
  • Pine Glen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pine Glen is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
  • Gum Stump
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gum Stump is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Stump
  • Belford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Belford is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belford
  • Pottersdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
  • Peale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Peale is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peale
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Karthaus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Keating
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Keating is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
    • Unionville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Musellmans Crossing ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Musellmans Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Musellmans Crossing, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Musellmans Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Musellmans Crossing:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Musellmans Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Musellmans Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.