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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 Nagles Crossroad (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 Nagles Crossroad. 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 Nagles Crossroad ...
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 Nagles Crossroad: Nagles Xrd.
- While the name of this community is Nagles Crossroad, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Nagles Crossroad may originally have been Nagle's Crossroad.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Nagles Crossroad might be written as Nagle Crossroad.
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.
Nagles Crossroad is located in Cambria 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 Cambria County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Indiana, Somerset & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Nagles Crossroad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nagles Crossroad:
- Cambria County (The home county of Nagles Crossroad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nagles Crossroad, with the one closest to Nagles Crossroad listed first.
- Patton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Thomas Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
- Chest Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Dysart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Fallentimber
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spindley City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spindley City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
- Carrolltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hastings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Amsbry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Saint Benedict
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nagles Crossroad, with the one closest to Nagles Crossroad listed first.
- Pavia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- King
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Maria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nagles Crossroad, with the one closest to Nagles Crossroad listed first.
- Highland Fling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Bellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Altoona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Eldorado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Tipton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cross Keys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Duncansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Culp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Grazierville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Hollidaysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frankstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- Newry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nagles Crossroad, with the one closest to Nagles Crossroad listed first.
- New Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sandy Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Glass City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- South Philipsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- Philipsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Philipsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- Marengo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Port Matilda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nagles Crossroad, with the one closest to Nagles Crossroad listed first.
- Lyleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Blain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Coalport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rosebud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Westover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Irvona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McPherron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Utahville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Sylvis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Hegarty Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Thompsontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Glen Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Mayes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mayes is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nagles Crossroad, with the one closest to Nagles Crossroad listed first.
- Birmingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Pennington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Water Street
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Huntingdon Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Alexandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Dungarvin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marklesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Entriken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hesston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nagles Crossroad, with the one closest to Nagles Crossroad listed first.
- Alverda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Cherry Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Grisemore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Heilwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Heilwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
- Glen Campbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hooverhurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
- Cookport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Pine Flats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Urey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Kenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Purchase Line
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nagles Crossroad, with the one closest to Nagles Crossroad listed first.
- Winslow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Albion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Punxsutawney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sykesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nagles Crossroad, with the one closest to Nagles Crossroad listed first.
- Ogletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Paint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Tire Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Windber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nagles Crossroad, with the one closest to Nagles Crossroad listed first.
- Seward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- New Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nagles Crossroad, see our County-by-County Page for Nagles Crossroad.
Cemeteries Near Nagles Crossroad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nagles Crossroad.
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 Nagles Crossroad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nagles Crossroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nagles Crossroad, with the one closest to Nagles Crossroad listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Amsbry Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shelton Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spangle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Loretto.
- The St. Michael Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Michael Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46182 <3>
- Utahville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Utahville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Utahville.
- The Utahville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Utahville UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #481119 <3>
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 Nagles Crossroad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nagles Crossroad.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nagles Crossroad, with the one closest to Nagles Crossroad listed first.
- Saint Augustine
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Patton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chest Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Saint Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Dysart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Condron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Condron is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condron
- Dean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Ashville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frugality
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frugality is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frugality
- Van Ormer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Van Ormer is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Ormer
- Fallentimber
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrolltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Flinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hastings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Amsbry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nagles Crossroad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nagles Crossroad.
Newspapers Published in Nagles Crossroad ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nagles Crossroad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nagles Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nagles Crossroad.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Nagles Crossroad:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cambria County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Somerset County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Nagles Crossroad, 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- Nagles Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |