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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 Orbisonia (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 Orbisonia. 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 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.

Orbisonia is located in Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, Fulton, Juniata & Mifflin.

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

  • Huntingdon County     (The home county of Orbisonia)
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orbisonia, with the one closest to Orbisonia listed first.
    • Saxton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
      • Saxton is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <1>
    • Riddlesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Coaldale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
      • Coaldale is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Langdondale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Graceville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <1>
    • Marble City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
      • Marble City is located in Bedford County
    • Breezewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezewood
      • Breezewood is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezewood <1>
    • Woodbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <1>
    • Yellow Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Waterside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Loysburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Maria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
      • Maria is located in Bedford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maria
      • From Orbisonia to Maria
  • Blair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orbisonia, with the one closest to Orbisonia listed first.
    • Beavertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
      • Beavertown is located in Blair County
    • Shellytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clover Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Covedale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Covedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
      • Covedale is located in Blair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Covedale
      • From Orbisonia to Covedale
    • Oreminea
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oreminea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
      • Oreminea is located in Blair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oreminea
      • From Orbisonia to Oreminea
    • Williamsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <1>
    • Franklin Forge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Royer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Royer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
      • Royer is located in Blair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Royer
      • From Orbisonia to Royer
    • Martinsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Springfield Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Flowing Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Frankstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
      • Frankstown is located in Blair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Frankstown
      • From Orbisonia to Frankstown
    • Roaring Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orbisonia, with the one closest to Orbisonia listed first.
    • Newburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <1>
    • Washington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Shippensburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
      • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <1>
    • Big Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
      • Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Big Spring
      • From Orbisonia to Big Spring
    • Newville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lees Cross Roads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bears Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orbisonia, with the one closest to Orbisonia listed first.
    • Dry Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Doylestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doylestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
      • Doylestown is located in Franklin County
    • Concord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Newbridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
      • Newbridge is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newbridge
      • From Orbisonia to Newbridge
    • Metal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Roxbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowans Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowans Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
      • Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
    • Freestone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freestone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
      • Freestone is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Freestone
      • From Orbisonia to Freestone
    • Mowersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Orrstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheesetown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
      • Pinola is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pinola
      • From Orbisonia to Pinola
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orbisonia, with the one closest to Orbisonia listed first.
    • Burnt Cabins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Clear Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterfall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Littleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Littleton
      • Fort Littleton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Littleton <1>
    • Knobsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Laidig
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laidig. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
      • Laidig is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laidig
      • From Orbisonia to Laidig
    • Wells Tannery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrisonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
      • Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
    • Valley-Hi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley-Hi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
      • Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • McConnellsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Akersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Akersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
      • Akersville is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Akersville
      • From Orbisonia to Akersville
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sipes Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sipes Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
      • Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sipes Mill
      • From Orbisonia to Sipes Mill
  • Juniata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orbisonia, with the one closest to Orbisonia listed first.
    • Waterloo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Juniata County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waterloo
      • From Orbisonia to Waterloo
    • Peru Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Perulack
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • East Rutherford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rutherford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
      • East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
    • Reeds Gap
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • McCullochs Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Doyles Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orbisonia, with the one closest to Orbisonia listed first.
    • Kistler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kistler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
      • Kistler is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Newton Hamilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
      • Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Atkinson Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Mattawana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • McVeytown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeytown
      • McVeytown is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVeytown <1>
    • Allensville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Menno
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Anderson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Mifflin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anderson
      • From Orbisonia to Anderson
    • Belleville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <1>
    • Juniata Terrace
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
      • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Kishacoquillas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewistown Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewistown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Perry County

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

Cemeteries Near Orbisonia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orbisonia.

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 Orbisonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Rockhill IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockhill IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockhill IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orbisonia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilliland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilliland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilliland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chilcoat Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilcoat Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilcoat Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Logan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Logan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bolinger Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolinger Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolinger Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swartz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swartz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swartz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Monroe Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monroe Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monroe Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flasher Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flasher Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flasher Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (262 more) ...
    • McMullen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMullen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMullen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Shirley Home Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Walker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Orbisonia had a population of 963 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Orbisonia had a population of 399 people.

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

  • Rockhill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Shirleysburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shade Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Three Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Saltillo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Gap
    • Meadow Gap is located in Huntingdon County
  • Neelyton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nossville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nossville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nossville
    • Nossville is located in Huntingdon County
  • Latta Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latta Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta Grove
    • Latta Grove is located in Huntingdon County
    • Latta Grove has also been known as:
    • Barneytown
  • Selea
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
    • Selea is located in Huntingdon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Selea
    • From Orbisonia to Selea
  • Culbertson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culbertson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson
    • Culbertson is located in Franklin County
  • Cassville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Maddensville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mentzer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentzer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentzer
      • Mentzer is located in Huntingdon County
    • Dry Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Orbisonia ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orbisonia.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Orbisonia. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Orbisonia and those printed in the larger area surrounding Orbisonia.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6> of Orbisonia.

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 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 Orbisonia:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orbisonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Huntingdon County: www.huntingdoncounty.net/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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 Orbisonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Orbisonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orbisonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2428, Longitude: -77.8930    









 

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