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 Narrows Creek (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 Narrows Creek. 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 Narrows Creek ...
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 Narrows Creek: Narrows Crk. (or less commonly used: Narrows Ck. or Narrows Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Narrows Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Narrows Creek may originally have been Narrow's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Narrows Creek might be written as Narrow Creek.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Narrows Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Narrows Creek.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Narrows Creek is located in Clearfield 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 Clearfield County: Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Indiana & Jefferson.
Below are the counties that are near Narrows Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Narrows Creek:
- Clearfield County (The home county of Narrows Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Creek, with the one closest to Narrows Creek listed first.
- Treasure Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- DuBois
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Winterburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Luthersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laborde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Helvetia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Troutville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Tyler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Grampian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria County
- Flinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Creek, with the one closest to Narrows Creek listed first.
- Beechwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Mix Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Creek, with the one closest to Narrows Creek listed first.
- Philipsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Casanova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Casanova is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- North Philipsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- South Philipsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Creek, with the one closest to Narrows Creek listed first.
- Cooksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Day
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Waterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waterson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Creek, with the one closest to Narrows Creek listed first.
- Brockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Challenge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Shawmut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Horton City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Scattertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Kylers Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Byrnedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dagus Mines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Benezette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Creek, with the one closest to Narrows Creek listed first.
- Clarington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Redclyffe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Creek, with the one closest to Narrows Creek listed first.
- Johnsonburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Rossiter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Urey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Glen Campbell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hooverhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
- Marchand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Rochester Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Savan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Savan is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
- Trade City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Mottarns Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Hillsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Cherry Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Creek, with the one closest to Narrows Creek listed first.
- Falls Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pancoast
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Red Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Crenshaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Sykesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prescottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Sandy Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Brockway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Allens Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Wishaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
- Hazen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Narrows Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Narrows Creek.
Cemeteries Near Narrows Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Narrows Creek.
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 Narrows Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Narrows Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Narrows Creek, with the one closest to Narrows Creek listed first.
- Morningside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dressler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rumbarger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Salem Cemetery
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46287 <3>
- Bundy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bundy Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the northeast of DuBois.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44475 <3>
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Conway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bundy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Soldier Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Narrows Creek had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Narrows Creek, with the one closest to Narrows Creek listed first.
- Sabula
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sabula is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
- DuBois
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Luthersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winterburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Harveys Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harveys Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Run
- Falls Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McMinns Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McMinns Summit is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinns Summit
- Pancoast
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Rathmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rathmel is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathmel
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Helvetia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lanes Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
- Prescottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Sykesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Narrows Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Narrows Creek.
Newspapers Published in Narrows Creek ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Narrows Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Narrows Creek, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Narrows Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Narrows Creek:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clearfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cambria County
- Cameron County
- Centre County
- Clarion County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence 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> | 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- Narrows Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Narrows Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |