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 North Freedom (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 North Freedom. 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 North Freedom ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Freedom: N. Freedom
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Freedom. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Freedom.
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.
North Freedom is primarily located in Armstrong County. A portion of North Freedom extends into Jefferson 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 Armstrong County: Allegheny, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near North Freedom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Freedom:
- Armstrong County (The home county of North Freedom)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Freedom, with the one closest to North Freedom listed first.
- McWilliams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Millville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Eddyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Putneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- South Bethlehem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Muff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Barnards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Bryan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Dee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Echo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Freedom, with the one closest to North Freedom listed first.
- Karns City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kepples Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Petrolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Bruin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Chicora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fenelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Millerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Joe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Freedom, with the one closest to North Freedom listed first.
- Hawthorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairmont City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- New Bethlehem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brinkerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Frogtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Leatherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Piolett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Day
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Waterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waterson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
- Mechanicsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Curllsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Freedom, with the one closest to North Freedom listed first.
- Stanley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Helvetia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Troutville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Sandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- DuBois
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Luthersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Burnside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Mahaffey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Treasure Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- Laborde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Bower
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Curry Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Freedom, with the one closest to North Freedom listed first.
- Millstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Hallton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Lake City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brockport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shawmut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Freedom, with the one closest to North Freedom listed first.
- Clarington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Redclyffe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Gilfoyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Roses
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Freedom, with the one closest to North Freedom listed first.
- Smicksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Trade City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Georgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Marchand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Elkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Mottarns Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Beyer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Plumville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Rossiter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Savan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Savan is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
- Ambrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Rochester Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Freedom, with the one closest to North Freedom listed first.
- Langville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Worthville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Pansy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Timblin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Ohl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Coolspring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Baxter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Green Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Oliveburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Corsica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Brookville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Freedom, with the one closest to North Freedom listed first.
- Nickleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Fertigs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Freedom, see our County-by-County Page for North Freedom.
Cemeteries Near North Freedom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Freedom.
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 North Freedom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Freedom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Freedom, with the one closest to North Freedom listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Conifer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vandervort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coolspring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coolspring Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Coolspring.
- Carrier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carrier Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Summerville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44528 <3>
- Westview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Perry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Freedom had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Freedom, with the one closest to North Freedom listed first.
- Langville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Ringgold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Worthville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Pansy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- McWilliams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Shannondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shannondale is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Dora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dora is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Timblin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Ohl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Heathville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heathville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathville
- Truittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Truittsburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truittsburg
- Fairmont City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sprankle Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sprankle Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprankle Mills
- New Bethlehem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eddyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Freedom. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Freedom.
Newspapers Published in North Freedom ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Freedom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Freedom, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Freedom.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 North Freedom:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Armstrong County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Venango County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Freedom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 North Freedom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |