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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 Onnalinda (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 Onnalinda. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Onnalinda is located in Cambria County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cambria County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Indiana, Somerset & Westmoreland.

Below are the counties that are near Onnalinda. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Onnalinda:

  • Cambria County     (The home county of Onnalinda)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onnalinda, with the one closest to Onnalinda listed first.
    • Beaverdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Beaverdale is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
    • Dunlo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunlo is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
    • Sidman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Spring Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Puritan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Puritan is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
    • Salix
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Salix is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
    • Portage
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sonman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Sonman is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
    • Saint Michael
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Saint Michael is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
    • Oil City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Oil City is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Bens Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
    • Ehrenfeld
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ehrenfeld is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrenfeld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onnalinda, with the one closest to Onnalinda listed first.
    • Pavia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pavia is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
    • Pleasantville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • King
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • King is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Osterburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • New Paris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Maria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Maria is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
    • Saint Clairsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • New Enterprise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
    • Salemville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Salemville is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
    • Loysburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Waterside is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
    • Schellsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Blair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onnalinda, with the one closest to Onnalinda listed first.
    • Blue Knob
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Knob is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
    • Cotton Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cotton Town is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
    • Puzzletown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Puzzletown is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
    • Claysburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Brooks Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
    • Roaring Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Newry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Duncansville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • East Sharpsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
    • Cross Keys
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cross Keys is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
    • Canan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Canan is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
    • Eldorado
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Eldorado is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onnalinda, with the one closest to Onnalinda listed first.
    • Sylvis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
    • Lyleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
    • Westover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Westover is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
  • Huntingdon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onnalinda, with the one closest to Onnalinda listed first.
    • Entriken
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Middletown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Coalmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Dudley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Marklesburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Salter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Salter is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
    • Broad Top City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Hesston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onnalinda, with the one closest to Onnalinda listed first.
    • Rexis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rexis is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
    • Wehrum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Wehrum is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
    • Armagh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dilltown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Littletown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Littletown is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
    • Nolo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Nolo is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
    • Alverda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Alverda is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
    • Claghorn ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Claghorn is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
    • Heilwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Heilwood is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
    • Heshbon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Heshbon is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
    • Suncliff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Suncliff is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
    • Grisemore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Grisemore is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onnalinda, with the one closest to Onnalinda listed first.
    • Ogletown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Ogletown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
    • Windber
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Paint
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Paint is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Tire Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
    • Benson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Benson is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Davidsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollsopple
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Blough
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Blough is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
    • Central City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Forward
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Forward is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
    • Hooversville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hooversville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Jerome
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jerome is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onnalinda, with the one closest to Onnalinda listed first.
    • Robb
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Robb is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
    • Seward
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Seward is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <1>
    • New Florence
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • West Fairfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
    • Bolivar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Laurel Mountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Laurel Mountain is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Laurel Mountain has also been known as:
      • Laurel Mountain Park
    • Oak Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Laughlintown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Ligonier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Rector
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Onnalinda, see our County-by-County Page for Onnalinda.

Cemeteries Near Onnalinda ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Onnalinda.

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 Onnalinda - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Onnalinda covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Onnalinda, with the one closest to Onnalinda listed first.

  • St.s Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mt. Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sherbine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Portage.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146685 <2>
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Portage.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sidman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael Catholic Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Sidman.
    • The St. Michael Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Michael Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181255 <2>
  • Dunmyer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (222 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Onnalinda in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Onnalinda.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Onnalinda, with the one closest to Onnalinda listed first.

  • Dunlo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunlo is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
  • Puritan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Puritan is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
  • Salix
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Salix is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
  • Sonman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sonman is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
  • Portage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Elton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pavia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pavia is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
  • Bens Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
  • Summerhill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ehrenfeld
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ehrenfeld is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrenfeld
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • South Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lovely
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lovely is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Blue Knob
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Knob is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
    • Cassandra
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cassandra is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Scalp Level
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Onnalinda. See our List of 1890's Communities around Onnalinda.

Newspapers Published in Onnalinda ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Onnalinda.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Onnalinda, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Onnalinda.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Onnalinda:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Onnalinda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Onnalinda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.