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 Napier (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 Napier. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Napier is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Allegany (MD), Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Napier. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Napier:
- Bedford County (The home county of Napier)
- The following are listed by their distance from Napier, with the one closest to Napier listed first.
- Wolfsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Manns Choice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Choice
- Manns Choice is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Choice <2>
- Yount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount
- Yount is located in Bedford County
- Schellsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg
- Schellsburg is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schellsburg <2>
- New Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
- New Paris is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <2>
- Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
- Penn Wood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wood
- Penn Wood is located in Bedford County
- Saint Clairsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clairsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Ott Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Mount Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Pleasantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Osterburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterburg
- Osterburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osterburg <2>
- Kegg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Napier, with the one closest to Napier listed first.
- Cotton Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Claysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysburg
- Claysburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claysburg <2>
- Blue Knob
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Roaring Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
- Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <2>
- Martinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <2>
- Puzzletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Clover Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Newry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newry <2>
- Duncansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncansville
- Duncansville is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncansville <2>
- Hollidaysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
- Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <2>
- Beavertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Oreminea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Canan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Napier, with the one closest to Napier listed first.
- Dunlo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
- Dunlo is located in Cambria County
- Beaverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Beaverdale is located in Cambria County
- Salix
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
- Salix is located in Cambria County
- Scalp Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scalp Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
- Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Puritan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
- Sidman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidman
- Sidman is located in Cambria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidman <2>
- Saint Michael
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
- Saint Michael is located in Cambria County
- Portage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <2>
- Spring Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Geistown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Bens Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bens Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Cassandra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Napier, with the one closest to Napier listed first.
- Crystal Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Emmaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Valley-Hi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Sipes Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sipes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Pleasant Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Dott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Laidig
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Harrisonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Waterfall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Waterfall is located in Fulton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterfall <2>
- Covalt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Warfordsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfordsburg
- Warfordsburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfordsburg <2>
- McConnellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
- McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <2>
- Websters Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Napier, with the one closest to Napier listed first.
- Coalmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Dudley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Broad Top City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Top City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Robertsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Cooks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Joller ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Kimmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Todd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Coles ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Napier, with the one closest to Napier listed first.
- New Baltimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Ogletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- 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 Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <2>
- Buckstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Indian Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Downey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Fairhope
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Fairhope is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairhope <2>
- Shanksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanksville
- Shanksville is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shanksville <2>
- Windber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windber
- Windber is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windber <2>
- Johnsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Johnsburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <2>
- Blough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
- Blough is located in Somerset County
- Hooversville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Kantner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Napier, with the one closest to Napier listed first.
- Flintstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flintstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintstone
- Flintstone is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flintstone <2>
- Ellerslie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Rush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Corriganville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corriganville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Barrelville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
- Barrelville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <2>
- Little Orleans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Orleans
- Little Orleans is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Orleans <2>
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanty Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
- La Vale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vale
- La Vale is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vale <2>
- Mount Savage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Mount Savage is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Savage <2>
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Napier, with the one closest to Napier listed first.
- Hancock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <2>
- Pearre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Napier, with the one closest to Napier listed first.
- Ridgeley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley
- Ridgeley is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeley <2>
- Wiley Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Ford
- Wiley Ford is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley Ford <2>
- Carpendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Napier, with the one closest to Napier listed first.
- Doe Gully
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Orleans Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Hancock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Napier, see our County-by-County Page for Napier.
Newspapers Published in Napier ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Napier.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Napier, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Napier.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Napier:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Pennsylvania State Archives
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cambria County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fulton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Huntingdon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Somerset County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allegany County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mineral County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morgan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Blair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Bedford County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Bedford County
Cemeteries Near Napier ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Napier.
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 Napier covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Napier, with the one closest to Napier listed first.
- Bedford Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bedford Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bedford Memorial Gardens
- Fishertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fishertown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1248379 <5>
- Schellsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- The Schellsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
- Old Log Church Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schellsburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964953 <5>
- Hershberger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hershberger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hershberger Cemetery
- Ritchey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ritchey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ritchey Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Springs Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
- Everett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everett Cemetery
- Burger Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burger Cemetery
- Hetrick Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hetrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hetrick Cemetery
- Camp Run Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Run Cemetery
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- Steele Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
- Fellowship & Union Cemeteries
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship & Union Cemeteries
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yellow Creek Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46229 <5>
- Steele Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Napier had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Napier, with the one closest to Napier listed first.
- Wolfsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Manns Choice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Choice
- Manns Choice is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Choice <2>
- Belden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Cliffs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cessna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Schellsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg
- Schellsburg is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schellsburg <2>
- Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
- Hartley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Springhope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhope
- Springhope is located in Bedford County
- New Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
- New Paris is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <2>
- Fishertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishertown
- Fishertown is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishertown <2>
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- Burning Bush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burning Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Bush
- Burning Bush is located in Bedford County
- Charlesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Lutzville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burning Bush
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Napier. See our List of 1890's Communities around Napier.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Napier) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Napier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0370, Longitude: -78.5584 In this case, the coordinates for Napier have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Napier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |