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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 North Point (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 Point. 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 Point ...
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 Point: N. Point
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Point.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
North Point is located in Indiana 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 Indiana County: Armstrong, Cambria, Clearfield, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near North Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Point:
- Indiana County (The home county of North Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Trade City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Smicksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Elkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Marchand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Mottarns Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Plumville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Savan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Savan is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
- Beyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Ambrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Rochester Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Rossiter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marion Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McWilliams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Barnards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Eddyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Bryan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Echo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Muff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Putneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Millville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Rural Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Atwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Yatesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- Butler County
- Kepples Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Garmantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Barnesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- West Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Northern Cambria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
- Spangler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Nicktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Hastings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Benedict
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- White Mill Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Belsano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Elmora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Thomas Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
- Carrolltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Fairmont City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brinkerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Crates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Leatherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Frogtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Piolett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Lawsonham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Day
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Waterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
- Curllsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Mechanicsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Burnside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Troutville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Stanley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Mahaffey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Helvetia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- New Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Bower
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Newburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Luthersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Curry Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- DuBois
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Forest County
- Clarington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Valier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Timblin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Punxsutawney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Worthville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Oliveburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Langville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Coolspring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Winslow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Ohl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Panic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Westmoreland County
- Hyde Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Point, see our County-by-County Page for North Point.
Cemeteries Near North Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Point.
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 Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- White Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smicksburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Round Top Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dayton Glad Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marchand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marchand Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Marchand.
- The Marchand Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mahoning Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969616 <2>
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Punxsutawney.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966411 <2>
- Dunkard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Circle Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coolspring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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.
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Point had a population of 130 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Loop
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Loop is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
- Hamilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Porter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Trade City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Smicksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dora is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Valier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Denton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Georgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ringgold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ringgold is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Elkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marchand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Covode
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Covode is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covode
- Horatio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Horatio is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Point.
Newspapers Published in North Point ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Point, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Point.
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 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 North Point:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Cambria County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Westmoreland 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |